Top La Verne, 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
15760 Ventura Blvd, FL 7, Encino, CA 91436
1925 Century Park East, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
6303 Owensmouth Ave., 10TH FLOOR, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
8749 Holloway Dr, West Hollywood, CA 90069
3826 Grand View Blvd, Unit 661472, Los Angeles, CA 90066
11400 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90064
1050 Lakes Dr, Suite 225, West Covina, CA 91790
900 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2600, Los Angeles, CA 90017
724 S Spring St, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
11755 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
350 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071
4275 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92501
6230 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 230, Los Angeles, CA 90048
8383 Wilshire Blvd #830, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
680 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
17768 Wika Rd, Suite 201, Apple Valley, CA 92307
28202 Cabot Road, Suite 300, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
975 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91106
835 Wilshire Blvd, Floor 5, Los Angeles, CA 90017
275 W Hospitality Ln, Suite 327, San Bernardino, CA 92408
16110 W Northfield St, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
2675 Olive St, Huntington Park, ca 90255
7080 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90028
633 West 5th Street, 28th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
4640 Admiralty Drive, 5th Floor, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
La Verne Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in La Verne
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in La Verne 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