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1888 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90067-1725
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333 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90067
520 South Grand Avenue, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
11400 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
2049 Century Park E, Suite 1700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
5053 La Mart Drive, Suite 201, Riverside, CA 92507
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 300, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
2029 Century Park E, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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644 South Figueroa Street, Engine Co 28, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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1447 Canyon Oaks Crossing, Chino Hills, CA 91709
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Valley Village 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