Top Montrose, 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
9255 Sunset Blvd, Suite 720, Los Angeles, CA 90069
4100 Newport Place, Suite 550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
400 South Hope Street, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1600, Encino, CA 91436
2800 28th Street, Suite 321, Santa Monica, CA 90405-6201
5850 Canoga Ave, Suite 400, Woodland Hills, CA 91367-6554
28925 Pacific Coast Hwy, suite 4000w, Malibu, CA 90265
2808 Alma Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
6080 Center Drive, Suite 652, Los Angeles, CA 90045
818 West 7th Street, Suite 960, Los Angeles, CA 90017
77564A Country Club Dr #118, Palm Desert, CA 92211
800 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 530, Los Angeles, CA 90017
12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
644 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90017
357 West 2nd Street, Suite 12, San Bernardino, CA 92401
620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
9233 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 218, Los Angeles, CA 90035
445 S Figueroa St #2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
PO Box 825, Manhattan Beach, CA 90267-0825
400 N Tustin Ave, Suite 401, Santa Ana, CA 92705
1405 Crenshaw Blvd, 2nd Floor, Torrance, CA 90501
5 Park Plaza, Suite 1400, Irvine, CA 92614
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Montrose Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Montrose
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Montrose 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