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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Sunland, CA
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
643 South Olive St, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
8746 Holloway Drive, West Hollywood, CA 90069
5670 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
500 N Central Ave, Suite 650, Glendale, CA 91203
One Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90017
18002 Irvine Blvd, Suite 108, Irvine, CA 92780
800 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 530, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1306 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91506
65 North Raymond Avenue, Ste 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
15800 Main Street, Suite 130, Hesperia, CA 92345
215 North Marengo Avenue, Suite 328, Pasadena, CA 91101
625 W. Broadway, Suite B, Glendale, CA 91204
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
1001 6th St, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
5160 Birch St., Ste. 210, Newport Beach, CA 92660
11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
12400 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
120 Fishermans Wharf, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
28925 Pacific Coast Hwy, suite 4000w, Malibu, CA 90265
6080 Center Drive, Suite 652, Los Angeles, CA 90045
2808 Alma Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
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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