Top Commerce, 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
1001 6th St, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
12616 Central Ave, Chino, CA 91710
74361 Highway 111, Suite 10, Palm Desert, CA 92260
3741 East 4th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814
432 N. Arrowhead Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92401
555 West 5th Street, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90013
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 3500, Los Angeles, CA 90067-3044
300 South Grand Avenue, 25th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
200 South Los Robles Avenue, Suite 300, Pasadena, CA 91101
23276 S Pointe Dr, Suite 216, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
11693 San Vicente Blvd, #510, Los Angeles, CA 90049
1325 Palmetto St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
611 Anton Blvd, Suite 450, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
350 S Grand Ave, Suite 3550, Los Angeles, CA 90071
5870 Melrose Ave, #3396, Los Angeles, CA 90038
4100 Newport Place, Suite 550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
260 Maple Ct, Suite 245, Ventura, CA 93003
2665 Main St #210, Santa Monica, CA 90405 4054
2275 Huntington Dr # 902, San Marino, CA 91108 2640
171 Pier Ave #192, Santa Monica, CA 90405 5363
16000 Ventura Blvd, Suite 908, Encino, CA 91436
16133 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1140, Encino, CA 91436
15910 Venutra Blvd, Suite 1030, Encino, CA 91436
16624 Linda Terrace, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Commerce Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Commerce
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Commerce 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