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22031 Sunrise View Place, Santa Clarita, CA 91390
17011 Beach Blvd, Suite 900, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
1925 Century Park East, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3685 Main Street, Suite 300, Riverside, CA 92501
27475 Ynez Road, Ste. 283, Temecula, CA 92591
333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
660 S Figueroa St, Suite 1888, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving West Hollywood, CA
3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
555 Flower St, 24th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012
11845 West Olympic Blvd Suite 1000, 10th Floor - West Tower, Los Angeles, CA 90064
155 N Lake Ave, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91101
16542 Ventura Blvd., Suite 300, Encino, CA 91436
433 N. Camden Drive, Suite 400, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1801 Century Park E, Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
655 North Central Ave, Suite 2300, Glendale, CA 91203
4181 Sunswept Drive, Studio City, CA 91604
400 Oceangate, Suite 800, Long Beach, CA 90802
800 W 6th St, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
6430 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 1180, Los Angeles, CA 90028
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
782 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90813
724 South Spring Street, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
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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