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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Santa Monica, CA
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
777 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4000, Los Angeles, CA 90017
611 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90017
18002 Irvine Blvd, Suite 108, Irvine, CA 92780
725 S Figueroa St, Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
15260 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
523 West 6th Street, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90014
PO Box 11480, Beverly Hills, CA 90213
1 South Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 401, Pasadena, CA 91105-1945
2675 Olive St, Huntington Park, ca 90255
1043 W Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
100 Spectrum Center Dr, Suite 904, Irvine, CA 92618
21133 Victory Blvd, Canoga Park, CA 91303
31750 Railroad Canyon Rd, Ste 200, Canyon Lake, CA 92587
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
15300 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 300, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
10970 Arrow Route, ste 202, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Santa Monica, CA
1601 Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 290, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
360 E 1st St, Suite 716, Tustin, CA 92780
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
26895 Aliso Creek Rd, #B306, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
6850 Lincoln Ave, Suite 200, Buena Park, CA 90620
9100 Wilshire Bouelvard, Suite 220 W, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
2029 Century Park East, Suite #400, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Santa Monica 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