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5053 La Mart Drive, Suite 201, Riverside, CA 92507
865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
3600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1108, Los Angeles, CA 90010
1925 Century Park East, Suite 1700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
777 South Figueroa Street, 34th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
404 W 4th St, Suite L, Santa Ana, CA 92701
17768 Wika Rd, Suite 201, Apple Valley, CA 92307
333 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 210, Burbank, CA 91502
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355 S. Grand Ave, Suite 2450, Los Angeles, CA 90071
4100 Newport Place, Suite #550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
23276 S Pointe Dr, Suite 216, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
11766 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90025
15760 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
610 E. Sierra Madre Ave., Glendora, CA 91741
674 County Square Dr, Suite 209-D, Ventura, CA 93003
11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90025
2009 N Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92706
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Woodland Hills, CA
19200 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92612
3450 Cahuenga Blvd, Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90068
1800 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
5015 Birch Street, Suite 107, Newport Beach, CA 92660
5000 Birch St, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660
555 Flower St, 24th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012
21151 S. Western Avenue, Suite 233, Torrance, CA 90501
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2500, Los Angeles, CA 90017-5704
Woodland 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