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111 W Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90802
555 South Flower Street, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
620 Newport Center Dr., Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
324 South Beverly Drive, Suite 1050, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
14401 Sylvan Street, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
14500 Roscoe Blvd, Suite 400, Van Nuys, CA 91402
500 N Brand Blvd, Suite 1125, Glendale, CA 91203
871 E Washington Blvd., # 205, Pasadena, CA 91104
215 S Robertson Blvd, Suite 233, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
3812 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 250, Torrance, CA 90505
724 S Spring St, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
643 South Second Avenue, Suite B, Covina, CA 91723
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
16542 Ventura Blvd., Suite 300, Encino, CA 91436
444 West Ocean Blvd, Ste 940, Long Beach, CA 90802
4275 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92501
4129 Main Street, Suite 300-A, Riverside, CA 92501
82365 CA-111, Suite 100, Indio, CA 92201
6303 Owensmouth Ave., 10TH FLOOR, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
23621 Park Sorrento, Suite 101, Calabasas, CA 91302
16000 Ventura Blvd., Penthouse Suite 1208, Encino, CA 91436
15260 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1810, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
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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