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1515 7th St, Suite 291, Santa Monica, CA 90401
16030 Ventura Blvd, Suite 470, Encino, CA 91436
23276 S Pointe Dr, Suite 216, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
6351 Owensmouth Ave, Suite 101-B, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
1888 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90067-1725
4181 Sunswept Drive, Studio City, CA 91604
400 Oceangate, Suite 800, Long Beach, CA 90802
1 South Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 401, Pasadena, CA 91105-1945
1043 W Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
800 W 6th St, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
12121 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90025
One World Trade Center, Suite 400, Long Beach, CA 90831
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving South Pasadena, CA
3250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #2000, Los Angeles, CA 90010
2390 E Orangewood Ave, Suite 530, Anaheim, CA 92806
3731 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 514, Los Angeles, CA 90010
714 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 938, Los Angeles, CA 90015
21133 Victory Blvd, Canoga Park, CA 91303
15300 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 300, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
303 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 220, Burbank, CA 91502
9100 Wilshire Bouelvard, Suite 220 W, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
10970 Arrow Route, ste 202, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
2029 Century Park East, Suite #400, Los Angeles, CA 90067
17011 Beach Blvd, Suite 900, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
South Pasadena 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