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45841 Oasis St., #5, Indio, CA 92201
555 S Flower St, Fl 43, Los Angeles, CA 90071
275 W Hospitality Ln, Suite 327, San Bernardino, CA 92408
333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
750 East Green Street, Suite 204, Pasadena, CA 91104
3450 Cahuenga Blvd, Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90068
14401 Sylvan St, 102, Van Nuys, CA 91401
1999 Avenue of the Stars, 17th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1800 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
1421 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92866
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Santa Clarita, CA
19200 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92612
7080 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90028
15250 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 91403
714 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 910, Los Angeles, CA 90015
5015 Birch Street, Suite 107, Newport Beach, CA 92660
205 South Broadway, Suite 902, Los Angeles, CA 90012
5000 Birch St, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660
600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90017
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
4505 Allstate Dr, Suite 102, Riverside, CA 92501
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90025
15233 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
400 N. Tustin Ave., Suite 370, Santa Ana, CA 92705
777 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3800, 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