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1200 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 406, Los Angeles, CA 90017
500 N. State College Blvd., Suite 1100, Orange, CA 92868
825 Wilshire Blvd. 109, Santa Monica, CA 90401
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 112, Van Nuys, CA 91401
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving San Fernando Valley, CA
520 South Grand Avenue, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
360 E 2nd St, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012
1888 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90067-1725
468 N Camden Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
2049 Century Park E, Suite 1700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
333 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90067
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1700, Orange, CA 92868
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
450 N Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
818 West 7th Street, Suite 960, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1730 W Cameron Ave, Suite 200, West Covina, CA 91790
865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
14338 Park Ave, Suite 3, Victorville, CA 92392
505 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1100, Glendale, CA 91203
355 S. Grand Avenue, 42nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
18425 Burbank Blvd., Suite 610, Tarzana, CA 91356
15760 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
215 N Marengo Ave, Third Floor, Pasadena, CA 91101
3576 Arlington Ave, Suite 212, Riverside, CA 92506
400 S Hope St, Los Angeles, CA 90071
San Fernando Valley 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