Top Running Springs, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
738 E Main St, Lancaster, OH 43130
8711 Penrose Ln, Suite 400, Lenexa, KS 66219
6000 Sagemore Drive, Suite 6103, Marlton, NJ 08053
10 High St, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1150, McLean, VA 22102
429 Walker Street, Augusta, GA 30901
1 Turks Head Place, Suite 1440, Providence, RI 02903
440 E. Washington Street, Syracuse, NY 13202
PO Box 82189, Portland, OR 97282
1122 West Capitol Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72201
11401 SW 40th St, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33165
752 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT 06443
2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 825, Miami, FL 33134
1608 Walnut Street, Suite 502, Philadelphia, PA 19103
321 Settlers Road, PO Box 1767, Holland, MI 49422
353 Lexington Ave, Suite 900, New York, NY 10016
6404 Ivy Ln, Ste 408, Greenbelt, MD 20770
7300 W 110th St, Suite 747, Overland Park, KS 66210
6012 Renaissance PLace, Suite B, Toledo, OH 43623
1200 NW Naito Pkwy, Suite 690, Portland, OR 97209
5160 Birch St., Ste. 210, Newport Beach, CA 92660
781 Liberty Road, Flowood, MS 39232
485 Madison Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10022
2321 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 5200, El Segundo, CA 90245
929 Walnut, Suite 4106, Kansas City, MO 64106
Running Springs Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Running Springs
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Running Springs 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