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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving West Hollywood, CA
620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
2530 Wilshire Blvd, 2nd Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90403
5325 Newcastle Avenue, Suite 345, Encino, CA 91316
523 West Sixth Street, Suite 830, Los Angeles, CA 90014
5150 East Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90804
9233 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 218, Los Angeles, CA 90035
1250 Sixth St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
975 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91106
22850 Crenshaw Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90505
468 North Camden Drive, Suite 226, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
280 S Beverly Dr, Suite 209, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 201, Van Nuys, CA 91401
301 N Lake Ave, Ste 600, Pasadena, CA 91101
5053 La Mart Drive, Suite 201, Riverside, CA 92507
333 South Grand, 25th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
Two California Plaza, 350 S Grand Ave, Ste 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3409
418 S Swall Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
1801 Century Park E, Suite 450, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1680 Vine St, Suite 806, Los Angeles, CA 90028
1751 Colorado Boulevard, No. 190, Los Angeles, CA 90041
633 W 5th St, Suite 5800, Los Angeles, CA 90071
27001 Agoura Rd, Suite 350, Agoura Hills, CA 91301
214 S McCadden Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90004
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1200, Encino, CA 91436
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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