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18002 Irvine Blvd, Suite 108, Irvine, CA 92780
11845 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 520, Los Angeles, CA 90064
5875 Green Valley Circle, 2nd Floor, Culver City, CA 90230
835 Wilshire Blvd, 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2355 E Foothill Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107
23 Corporate Plaza, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
801 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90017
725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3600, Los Angeles, CA 90017
21151 S. Western Avenue, Suite 233, Torrance, CA 90501
401 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
500 N Brand Blvd, Ste 2000, Glendale, CA 91203
18663 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Tarzana, CA 91356
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2500, Los Angeles, CA 90017-5704
2801 E . Spring St, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90806
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432 N. Arrowhead Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92401
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Westchester 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