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7355 Greenleaf Ave, 2nd Floor, Whittier, CA 90602
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
16542 Ventura Blvd., Suite 300, Encino, CA 91436
10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 4057, #1206, Long Beach, CA 90807
5875 Green Valley Circle, 2nd Floor, Culver City, CA 90230
1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
1000 Town Center Dr, Suite 300, Oxnard, CA 93036
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving San Fernando Valley, CA
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
643 South Olive St, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
18002 Irvine Blvd, Suite 108, Irvine, CA 92780
523 West 6th Street, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90014
550 S Hope St, Suite 2800, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2211 Michelson Dr, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92612
1888 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90067-1725
4181 Sunswept Drive, Studio City, CA 91604
400 Oceangate, Suite 800, Long Beach, CA 90802
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
500 North Central Ave, Suite 610, Glendale, CA 91203
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
800 W 6th St, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2945 Los Olivos, Unit 103, Oxnard, CA 93036
724 South Spring Street, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
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