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401 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
450 North Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
5670 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
2220 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
11755 Wilshire Boulevard, 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
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712 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92832
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1600, Encino, CA 91436
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Santa Clarita, CA
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
4326 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
643 South Olive St, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
16624 Linda Terrace, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
500 N Central Ave, 650, Glendale, CA 91203
5777 W Century Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90045
800 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 530, Los Angeles, CA 90017
17291 Irvine Blvd, Suite 261, Tustin, CA 92780
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
1717 Fourth Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
1001 Wilshire Blvd, #2085, 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