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201 S Mission Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776
3400 Inland Empire Blvd, Suite 101, Ontario, CA 91764
2121 Ave of the Stars, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1447 Ford Street, Suite 201, Redlands, CA 92374
401 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
20 Corporate Park, Suite 175, Irvine, CA 92606
520 Redondo Ave, Long Beach, CA 90814 1572
15303 Ventura Blv, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Two California Plaza, 350 S Grand Ave, Ste 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3409
4055 Mission Oaks Blvd, Suite A, Camarillo, CA 93012
1901 Avenue of The Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90024
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
450 North Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
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643 South Olive St, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Playa del Rey, CA
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
675 N Euclid St, Ste 301, Anaheim, CA 92801
523 West 6th Street, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90014
3600 Lime St, Suite 111, Riverside, CA 92501
4100 Newport Place, Suite 620, Newport Beach, CA 92660
2220 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
2049 Century Park E, Suite 1700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Playa del Rey Drug Possession Information
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both California state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine