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301 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 520, Pasadena, CA 91101
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388 Cordova Street, Suite 100C, Pasadena, CA 91101
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201 E Center St, Suite 112 #3377, Anaheim, CA 92805
1999 Avenue Of The Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
8383 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 745, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
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3700 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 950, Los Angeles, CA 90010
2900 Birch Street, Suite C204, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
3460 Ocean View Blvd, Suite F, Glendale, CA 91208
7700 Irvine Center Dr, Suite 800, Irvine, CA 92618
9595 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
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Topanga 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