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1500 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite #500, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
16 N Marengo Ave, Suite 610, Pasadena, CA 91101
811 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1701, Los Angeles, CA 90017
515 Flower St, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1400 N. Harbor Blvd., Suite 601, Fullerton, CA 92835
8383 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 745, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
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5440 Trabuco Rd, Irvine, CA 92620
1278 Glenneyre St, #121, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
4326 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807
1001 Wilshire Blvd, #2085, Los Angeles, CA 90017
5777 W Century Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90045
100 N Barranca St, Suite 720, West Covina, CA 91766
135 S State College Blvd, Suite 200, Brea, CA 92821
500 N Central Ave, 650, Glendale, CA 91203
65 North Raymond Avenue, Ste 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
644 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
5160 Birch St., Ste. 210, Newport Beach, CA 92660
633 W 5th St, Suite 5800, Los Angeles, CA 90071
PO Box 825, Manhattan Beach, CA 90267-0825
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving West Hollywood, CA
10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90024
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
4729 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA 90804
400 N Tustin Ave, Suite 401, Santa Ana, CA 92705
West Hollywood 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