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750 N San Vicente Blvd, Suite 800 West, West Hollywood, CA 90069
16542 Ventura Blvd., Suite 300, Encino, CA 91436
333 S. Hope Street, 40th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 4057, #1206, Long Beach, CA 90807
1645 Vine Street, Suite 809, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Two California Plaza, 350 S Grand Ave, Ste 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3409
555 Anton Blvd, Suite 150, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
155 N Lake Ave, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91101
15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
225 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
1000 Town Center Dr, Suite 300, Oxnard, CA 93036
724 South Spring Street, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
4275 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92501
444 West Ocean Blvd, Ste 940, Long Beach, CA 90802
15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
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900 Roosevelt, Irvine, CA 92620
25782 Chalmers Pl, Calabasas, CA 91302
3424 Carson Street, Suite 460, Torrance, CA 90503
888 West 6th St, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1422 Edinger Ave, Suite 100, Tustin, CA 92780
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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