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555 South Flower Street, Suite 2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1999 Avenue of teh Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1055 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1940, Los Angeles, CA 90017
9119 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
201 N Brand Blvd, Suite 200, Glendale, CA 91203
16130 Ventura Blvd., Suite 600, Encino, CA 91436
6255 W Sunset Blvd, Suite 1520, Los Angeles, CA 90028
9229 Sunset Blvd, Suite 415, West Hollywood, CA 90069
22031 Sunrise View Place, Santa Clarita, CA 91390
400 N. Tustin Ave., Suite 370, Santa Ana, CA 92705
555 Flower St, 24th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012
350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
400 Continental Blvd, FL 6, El Segundo, CA 90245
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Sierra Madre, CA
3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
1325 Palmetto St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
19782 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 225, Irvine, CA 92612
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
2121 Ave of the Stars, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2220 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
450 North Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4825, Los Angeles, CA 90017
16542 Ventura Blvd., Suite 300, Encino, CA 91436
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Sierra Madre, CA
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Sierra Madre 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