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45841 Oasis St., #5, Indio, CA 92201
201 S Mission Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776
865 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
26161 Marguerite Parkway, Suite B, Mission Viejo, CA 92692
3400 Inland Empire Blvd, Suite 101, Ontario, CA 91764
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1801 Century Park East, 16th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90025
300 South Grand Avenue, 25th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
21650 W Oxnard St, Suite 530, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
400 N. Tustin Ave., Suite 370, Santa Ana, CA 92705
9461 Charleville Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
5325 Newcastle Avenue, Suite 345, Encino, CA 91316
8484 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 440, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
3450 Cahuenga Blvd, Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90068
100 N Barranca St, Suite 720, West Covina, CA 91766
1800 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving West Hills, CA
19200 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92612
1100 Glendon Avenue, 14th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90024
One World Trade Center, 8th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90831
5015 Birch Street, Suite 107, Newport Beach, CA 92660
5000 Birch St, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660
600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90017
West Hills 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