Top Castaic, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Los Angeles, CA
Certified specialist in criminal law with more than 30 years experience.
Se Habla Español
Free Consultation
Arrested or charged with a drug related crime? We can fight for you to get your charges dropped or reduced! Call now and together we’ll get your life back. Free Consultation.
Free Consultation
15910 Venutra Blvd, Suite 1030, Encino, CA 91436
16624 Linda Terrace, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
18653 Ventura Blvd., Suite 245, Tarzana, CA 91356
15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
1717 Fourth Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
800 West 6th Street, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90017
418 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631
25782 Chalmers Pl, Calabasas, CA 91302
433 North Camden Drive, Suite 600, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
432 N. Arrowhead Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92401
407 E. Woodbury Road, Altadena, CA 91001-2923
724 South Spring Street, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
555 West Fifth, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90013
2530 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
1613 Chelsea Road, No. 538, San Marino, CA 91108
900 Roosevelt, Irvine, CA 92620
21515 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 665, Torrance, CA 90503
1043 W Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
1108 Sartori Ave, Suite 320, Torrance, CA 90501
2500 Broadway, Suite F125, Santa Monica, CA 90404
1422 Edinger Ave, Suite 100, Tustin, CA 92780
1112 Montana Ave #309, Santa Monica, CA 90403
1043 CIvic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
7462 North Figueroa Street, Suite 201, Los Angeles, CA 90041
Castaic Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Castaic
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Castaic and checks their standing with California bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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