Top Orange County, 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
15760 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
4640 Admiralty Drive, 5th Floor, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
1680 Vine St, Suite 806, Los Angeles, CA 90028
1751 Colorado Boulevard, No. 190, Los Angeles, CA 90041
10250 Constellation Blvd, Suite 1850, Los Angeles, CA 90067
400 N Tustin Ave, Suite 401, Santa Ana, CA 92705
27001 Agoura Rd, Suite 350, Agoura Hills, CA 91301
633 W 5th St, Suite 5800, Los Angeles, CA 90071
PO Box 825, Manhattan Beach, CA 90267-0825
444 West Ocean Blvd, Ste 940, Long Beach, CA 90802
611 Anton Blvd, Suite 450, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
28925 Pacific Coast Hwy, suite 4000w, Malibu, CA 90265
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1730, Los Angeles, CA 90010
1901 Ave of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
515 Flower St, Suite 3300, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2054
3580 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1260, Los Angeles, CA 90010
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
4675 MacArthur Ct, Suite 1550, Irvine, CA 92612
6303 Owensmouth Ave, 10th Floor, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
4729 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach, CA 90804
23 Corporate Plaza, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
2500 Broadway, Suite F125, Santa Monica, CA 90404
4675 MacArthur Ct, Suite 900, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Orange County Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Orange County
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Orange County 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