Top Newport Beach, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
SoCal Super Lawyers 16 years in a row, AV rated. Criminal defense attorney offering experience, skill and personal attention.
Se Habla Español
Free Consultation
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Orange County, CA
Certified specialist in criminal law with more than 30 years experience.
Se Habla Español
Free Consultation
18663 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Tarzana, CA 91356
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
7080 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90028
15250 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 91403
11693 San Vicente Blvd, #510, Los Angeles, CA 90049
400 Continental Blvd, FL 6, El Segundo, CA 90245
400 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 1700, Irvine, CA 92618
1801 Century Park E, Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
680 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
2020 Main Street, Suite 1100, Irvine, CA 92614
1901 Avenue of The Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
777 S Alameda St, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90021
1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90067
19782 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 225, Irvine, CA 92612
611 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90017
450 North Brand Blvd, Suite 600, Glendale, CA 91203
675 N Euclid St, Ste 301, Anaheim, CA 92801
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1300, Newport Beach, CA 92660
707 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 4825, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1428 2nd Street, Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
400 Oceangate, Suite 800, Long Beach, CA 90802
16501 Venutra Boulevard, Floor 4, Encino, CA 91436
2220 3rd St, La Verne, CA 91750
4181 Sunswept Drive, Studio City, CA 91604
18002 Irvine Blvd, Suite 108, Irvine, CA 92780
Newport Beach Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Newport Beach
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Newport 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