Top El Segundo, 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
15260 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
523 West 6th Street, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90014
74361 Highway 111, Suite 10, Palm Desert, CA 92260
1440 N. Harbor Blvd, Suite 260, Fullerton, CA 92835
16161 Ventura Blvd #403, Encino, CA 91436
4000 Barranca Pkwy, Suite 250, PMB 782, Irvine, CA 92604
633 W 5th St, Suite 5710, Los Angeles, CA 90071
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving El Segundo, CA
10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90024
19732 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92612
5850 Canoga Ave, Suite 400, Woodland Hills, CA 91367-6554
849 S Broadway, Suite 1107, Los Angeles, CA 90014
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90067
8231 Westminster Boulevard, Westminster, CA 92683
770 County Square Drive, Suite 104, Ventura, CA 93003-5407
5120 Goldleaf Cir, Suite 425, Los Angeles, CA 90056
310 W 1st, Tustin, CA 92780
5160 Campus Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1750, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving El Segundo, CA
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
301 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
1100 Glendon Avenue, 14th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90024
523 West Sixth Street, Suite 830, Los Angeles, CA 90014
825 North Ross Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90036
El Segundo Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in El Segundo
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in El Segundo 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