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12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90025
825 North Ross Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
6850 Lincoln Ave, Suite 200, Buena Park, CA 90620
18663 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Tarzana, CA 91356
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1700, Orange, CA 92868
468 N Camden Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
21151 S. Western Avenue, Suite 233, Torrance, CA 90501
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving South El Monte, CA
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
34 Executive Park, Suite 210, Irvine, CA 92614
31750 Railroad Canyon Rd, Ste 200, Canyon Lake, CA 92587
303 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 220, Burbank, CA 91502
17011 Beach Blvd, Suite 900, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
695 Town Center Drive, Suite 875, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
9100 Wilshire Bouelvard, Suite 220 W, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
2029 Century Park East, Suite #400, Los Angeles, CA 90067
450 N Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
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10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90024
8231 Westminster Boulevard, Westminster, CA 92683
11900 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90064
5950 Canoga Ave, Suite 130, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
2009 N Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92706
400 Continental Blvd, Suite 600, El Segundo, CA 90245
1901 Avenue of Stars, Suite 615, Los Angeles, CA 90067
South El Monte 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