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3801 University Ave, Suite 260, Riverside, CA 92501
550 South Hope Street, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
205 S Broadway, Suite 606, Los Angeles, CA 90012
15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
280 S Beverly Dr, Suite 209, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Pmb 995, Studio City, CA 91604
PO Box 80189, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
475 Washington Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
2049 Century Park E, Suite 3200, Los Angeles, CA 90067-3218
800 West 6th Street, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90017
333 S Grand Ave, Ste. 4700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2945 Los Olivos, Unit 103, Oxnard, CA 93036
1422 Edinger Ave, Suite 100, Tustin, CA 92780
2272 Colorado Blvd Ste 1226, Los Angeles, CA 90041
333 South Grand, 25th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
3237 E Guasti Rd, Suite 220, Ontario, CA 91761
7355 Greenleaf Ave, 2nd Floor, Whittier, CA 90602
1717 4th Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
17291 Irvine Boulevard, Suite 150, Tustin, CA 92780
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
11845 West Olympic Blvd Suite 1000, 10th Floor - West Tower, Los Angeles, CA 90064
555 S Flower St, Fl 43, Los Angeles, CA 90071
Rancho Palos Verdes 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