Top Marina del Rey, 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
523 West 6th Street, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90014
782 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90813
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
1000 Quail Street, Suite 110, Newport Beach, CA 92660
15260 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
333 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90067
520 South Grand Avenue, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
4729 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA 90804
23 Corporate Plaza, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
9255 Sunset Blvd, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90069
555 Anton Blvd, Suite 150, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
2049 Century Park E, Suite 1700, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
6033 West Century Boulevard, Fifth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90045
644 South Figueroa Street, Engine Co 28, Los Angeles, CA 90017
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1500, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
6430 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 1180, Los Angeles, CA 90028
801 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90017
725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3600, Los Angeles, CA 90017
9233 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 218, Los Angeles, CA 90035
445 S Figueroa St #2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
280 S Beverly Dr, Suite 209, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
2945 Los Olivos, Unit 103, Oxnard, CA 93036
35 N Lake Ave, Suite 710, Pasadena, CA 91101
Marina del Rey Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Marina Del Rey
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Marina Del Rey 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