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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Santa Clarita, CA
19200 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92612
5000 Birch St, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660
5015 Birch Street, Suite 107, Newport Beach, CA 92660
7080 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90028
15250 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 91403
4505 Allstate Dr, Suite 102, Riverside, CA 92501
11400 W Olympic Blvd, Ste 200, Los Angeles, CA 90064
490 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105
2500 Broadway, Suite F125, Santa Monica, CA 90404
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90017
26161 Marguerite Parkway, Suite B, Mission Viejo, CA 92692
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
3504 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505
15760 Ventura Blvd, FL 7, Encino, CA 91436
1645 Vine St, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1156 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA 91202
515 Flower St, Suite 3300, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2054
633 West Fifth Street, 28th Floors, Los Angeles, CA 90071
249 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 501, Long Beach, CA 90802
3525 Hyland Ave, Suite 270, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
One Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Santa Clarita 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