Top Dana Point, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
SoCal Super Lawyers 16 years in a row, AV rated. Criminal defense attorney offering experience, skill and personal attention.
Se Habla Español
Free Consultation
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Orange County, CA
Certified specialist in criminal law with more than 30 years experience.
Se Habla Español
Free Consultation
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 4057, #1206, Long Beach, CA 90807
65 North Raymond Avenue, Ste 320, Pasadena, CA 91103
644 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90017
23 Corporate Plaza, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
5150 East Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90804
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
9229 Sunset Blvd, Suite 415, West Hollywood, CA 90069
9233 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 218, Los Angeles, CA 90035
16580 Harbor Blvd, Suite K, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
2355 E Foothill Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107
555 West Fifth, 31st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90013
835 Wilshire Blvd, 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1043 CIvic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
21515 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 665, Torrance, CA 90503
1613 Chelsea Road, No. 538, San Marino, CA 91108
2530 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
11845 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 520, Los Angeles, CA 90064
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
650 Town Center Drive, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1108 Sartori Ave, Suite 320, Torrance, CA 90501
35 N Lake Ave, Suite 710, Pasadena, CA 91101
360 Fowling St, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
Dana Point Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Dana Point
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Dana Point 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