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16000 Ventura Blvd., Penthouse Suite 1208, Encino, CA 91436
6300 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90048
405 N Maclay Ave, Suite 203, San Fernando, CA 91340
644 South Figueroa Street, Engine Co 28, Los Angeles, CA 90017
15233 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
3424 Carson Street, Suite 460, Torrance, CA 90503
11755 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
12424 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90025
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633 West Fifth Street, 28th Floors, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1000 Quail Street, Suite 110, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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520 South Grand Avenue, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
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5150 East Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90804
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Valencia 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