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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Sherman Oaks, CA
1601 Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 290, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
1801 Century Park East, 16th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
725 S Figueroa St, Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
360 E 1st St, Suite 716, Tustin, CA 92780
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7080 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90028
714 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 910, Los Angeles, CA 90015
100 Spectrum Center Dr, Suite 904, Irvine, CA 92618
3731 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 514, Los Angeles, CA 90010
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
15250 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 91403
3435 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 107-50, Santa Monica, CA 90405
31750 Railroad Canyon Rd, Ste 200, Canyon Lake, CA 92587
1112 Montana Ave #309, Santa Monica, CA 90403
15300 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 300, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
695 Town Center Dr, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
11693 San Vicente Blvd, #510, Los Angeles, CA 90049
11766 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90025
6850 Lincoln Ave, Suite 200, Buena Park, CA 90620
3685 Main Street, Suite 300, Riverside, CA 92501
555 Flower St, 24th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012
5870 Melrose Ave, #3396, Los Angeles, CA 90038
2801 E . Spring St, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90806
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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