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7355 Greenleaf Ave, 2nd Floor, Whittier, CA 90602
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1901 Ave of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
11400 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
3250 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 707, Los Angeles, CA 90010
16542 Ventura Blvd., Suite 300, Encino, CA 91436
1440 North Harbor Boulevard, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
1801 Century Park E, 25th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90067
550 S Hope St, Suite 2800, Los Angeles, CA 90071
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
1645 Vine Street, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
3580 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1260, Los Angeles, CA 90010
523 West 6th Street, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90014
15260 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
4675 MacArthur Court, Suite 700, Newport Beach, CA 92660
4729 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA 90804
555 Anton Blvd, Suite 150, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
9255 Sunset Blvd, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90069
3415 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90034
643 South Olive St, Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90014
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Venice, CA
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
500 North Central Ave, Suite 610, Glendale, CA 91203
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
18002 Irvine Blvd, Suite 108, Irvine, CA 92780
Venice 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