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214 S McCadden Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90004
865 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
674 County Square Dr, Suite 209-D, Ventura, CA 93003
407 E. Woodbury Road, Altadena, CA 91001-2923
11845 W Olympic Boulevard, Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90064
9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2049 Century Park East, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90067-3109
401 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 850, Santa Monica, CA 90401
1888 Century Park East, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90067
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1200, Encino, CA 91436
1043 W Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
7080 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90028
15250 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 91403
11400 W Olympic Blvd, Ste 200, Los Angeles, CA 90064
714 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 910, Los Angeles, CA 90015
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
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150 El Camino Real, Suite 218, Tustin, CA 92780
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Santa Clarita, CA
16255 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1106, Encino, CA 91436
3504 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505
15760 Ventura Blvd, FL 7, Encino, CA 91436
633 West Fifth Street, 28th Floors, Los Angeles, CA 90071
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 300, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
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