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1801 California, Suite 5100, Denver, CO 80202
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230 South Broad St, Suite 1100, Philadelphia, PA 19102
10245 Centurion Pkwy N, Suite 100, Jacksonville, FL 32256
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550 Main Street SW, Suite 775, Knoxville, TN 37902
13501 SW 128th St., Suite 205, Miami, FL 33186
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One Financial Way, Suite 312, Cincinnati, OH 45242
777 Brickell Ave, Suite 1370, Miami, FL 33131
643 SW 4th Ave, Suite 110, Gainesville, FL 32601
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620 West Lacey Road, PO Box 1057, Forked River, NJ 08731
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Riverside Barrister Building, 3993 Market Street, Riverside, CA 92501
8001 Arista Pl, Suite 420, Broomfield, CO 80021
19 W Hargett St, Suite 508, Raleigh, NC 27601
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200 Culver Blvd, Suite 208, Los Angeles, CA 90293
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Running Springs 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