Top Glendale, 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
30721 Russell Ranch Rd, Suite 140, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
712 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92832
3237 E Guasti Rd, Suite 220, Ontario, CA 91761
2601 Main Street, Penthouse Suite, Irvine, CA 92614
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
407 E. Woodbury Road, Altadena, CA 91001-2923
3685 Main Street, Suite 300, Riverside, CA 92501
16130 Ventura Blvd., Suite 600, Encino, CA 91436
610 E. Sierra Madre Ave., Glendora, CA 91741
1250 Sixth St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90025
523 West Sixth Street, Suite 830, Los Angeles, CA 90014
1440 N. Harbor Blvd, Suite 260, Fullerton, CA 92835
555 Flower St, 24th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012
10960 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 760, Los Angeles, CA 90024
10880 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1101, Los Angeles, CA 90024
14401 Sylvan St, Suite 100, Van Nuys, CA 91401
4000 Barranca Pkwy, Suite 250, PMB 782, Irvine, CA 92604
40335 Winchester Rd, Suite E-PMB 108, Temecula, CA 92591
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1700, Orange, CA 92868
11900 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90064
1801 Century Park E, Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
655 North Central Ave, Suite 2300, Glendale, CA 91203
520 Redondo Ave, Long Beach, CA 90814 1572
26565 Agoura Rd, Suite 200, Calabasas, CA 91302
Glendale Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Glendale
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Glendale 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