Top Hermosa Beach, 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
3826 Grand View Blvd, Unit 661472, Los Angeles, CA 90066
444 South Flower Street, Suite 3200, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1306 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91506
1250 E Walnut St, #136, Pasadena, CA 91106
5870 Melrose Ave, #3396, Los Angeles, CA 90038
301 E Colorado Blvd, Suite 301, Pasadena, CA 91101
4887 E. LaPalma Ave. Ste 708, Anaheim, CA 92807
2049 Century Park E, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA 90067
260 Maple Ct, Suite 245, Ventura, CA 93003
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1837, Los Angeles, CA 90036
9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
545 S Figueroa St., 7th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
301 E Colorado Blvd, Suite 708, Pasadena, CA 91101
1851 E. First Street, #840, Santa Ana, CA 92705
1611 Heather Ridge Dr, Glendale, CA 91207
865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
401 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
4640 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 512, North Hollywood, CA 91602
712 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92832
2049 Century Park E, 2525, Los Angeles, CA 90067
6300 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 810, Los Angeles, CA 90048
3435 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 107-50, Santa Monica, CA 90405
5670 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036
8746 Holloway Drive, West Hollywood, CA 90069
350 South Grand Avenue, 50th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3426
Hermosa Beach Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Hermosa Beach
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Hermosa Beach 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