Top Encino, 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
707 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 4825, Los Angeles, CA 90017
10866 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90024
16130 Ventura Blvd., Suite 600, Encino, CA 91436
509 S Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
26565 Agoura Rd, Suite 200, Calabasas, CA 91302
700 North Brand Blvd., Suite 410, Glendale, CA 91203
7462 North Figueroa Street, Suite 201, Los Angeles, CA 90041
205 S. Broadway Street, Suite 716, Los Angeles, CA 90012
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 5047, Long Beach, CA 90807
16624 Linda Terrace, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
15910 Venutra Blvd, Suite 1030, Encino, CA 91436
1447 Canyon Oaks Crossing, Chino Hills, CA 91709
4201 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90807
15464 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
1717 Fourth Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
724 South Spring Street, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
6033 West Century Boulevard, Fifth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90045
910 Hampshire Rd, Suite D, Westlake Village, CA 91361
433 North Camden Drive, Suite 600, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Pmb 995, Studio City, CA 91604
12138 Industrial Boulevard, Ste 230, Victorville, CA 92392
644 South Figueroa Street, Engine Co 28, Los Angeles, CA 90017
900 Roosevelt, Irvine, CA 92620
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
8746 Holloway Drive, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Encino Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Encino
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Encino 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