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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Sherman Oaks, CA
5440 Trabuco Rd, Irvine, CA 92620
600 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90017
6565 Sunset Blvd., Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90028
355 S Grand Ave, Suite 2850, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1500 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite #500, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
2029 Century Park E, Suite 1280N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
695 S Vermont Ave, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90010
1055 West 7th Street, 33rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
17800 Casleton Street, Suite 605, City of Industry, CA 91748
8383 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 745, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
100 N. Euclid Avenue, Second Floor, Upland, CA 91786
4333 Orange St, Suite 102, Riverside, CA 92501-3859
1800 Century Park East, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1400 N. Harbor Blvd., Suite 601, Fullerton, CA 92835
3700 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 950, Los Angeles, CA 90010
550 South Hope Street, Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2631
633 West 5th Street, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
6131 Orangethorpe Ave, Suite 370, Buena Park, CA 90620
3801 University Ave, Suite 265, Riverside, CA 92501
633 W 5th St, 63rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 100, Diamond Bar, CA 91765
1300 Bristol St. N., Suite 100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
222 N Mountain Ave, Suite 100, Upland, CA 91786
10601 Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
2030 Main Street, Suite 1300, Irvine, CA 92614
Sherman Oaks 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