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6850 Lincoln Ave, Suite 200, Buena Park, CA 90620
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
7080 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90028
201 S Mission Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776
3504 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505
4640 Admiralty Drive, 5th Floor, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
26161 Marguerite Parkway, Suite B, Mission Viejo, CA 92692
15760 Ventura Blvd, FL 7, Encino, CA 91436
2049 Century Park East, Suite 2900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
633 West Fifth Street, 28th Floors, Los Angeles, CA 90071
3400 Inland Empire Blvd, Suite 101, Ontario, CA 91764
535 N Brand Blvd, Suite 701, Glendale, CA 91203
432 N. Arrowhead Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92401
7095 Indiana Avenue, Suite 200, Riverside, CA 92506
1410 Second Street, Suite 302, Santa Monica, CA 90404
45841 Oasis St., #5, Indio, CA 92201
PO Box 709, Pasadena, CA 91102
6230 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 230, Los Angeles, CA 90048
8383 Wilshire Blvd #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
20 Corporate Park, Suite 175, Irvine, CA 92606
401 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
444 West Ocean Blvd, Ste 940, Long Beach, CA 90802
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400 Continental Blvd, Suite 600, El Segundo, CA 90245
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San Marino 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