Top San Clemente, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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Certified specialist in criminal law with more than 30 years experience.
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving San Clemente, CA
16520 Bake Parkway, Suite 280, Irvine, CA 92618
Representing people in San Clemente, California with their Drug Possession issues.
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving San Clemente, CA
6345 Balboa Blvd, Suite 247, Encino, CA 91316
If you need Drug Possession help in California, contact Law Office of Gregory Rubel, a local practice in San Clemente, for legal representation.
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving San Clemente, CA
23679 Calabasas Road, Suite 412, Calabasas, CA 91302
Assisting people in California with their Drug Possession needs. Learn More.
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving San Clemente, CA
1440 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 900, Fullerton, CA 92835
Contact Law Offices of David Borsari for experienced Drug Possession guidance in San Clemente, California.
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6565 Sunset Blvd., Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90028
15915 Ventura Blvd, Ste. 203, Encino, CA 91436
620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 1400, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1500 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite #500, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
16 N Marengo Ave, Suite 610, Pasadena, CA 91101
500 N Brand Blvd, Suite 1650, Glendale, CA 91203
2062 Business Center Dr, Suite 230, Irvine, CA 92612
4000 MacArthur Blvd., East Tower Suite 615, Newport Beach, CA 92660
1100 Town and Country Rd., Suite 500, Orange, CA 92868
500 N Brand Blvd, Suite 1125, Glendale, CA 91203
18411 Crenshaw Blvd, Suite 120, Torrance, CA 90504
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving San Clemente, CA
5440 Trabuco Rd, Irvine, CA 92620
8383 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 745, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
827 Deep Valley Dr, Suite 209, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
388 Cordova Street, Suite 100C, Pasadena, CA 91101
17581 Irvine Blvd., Suite 108, Tustin, CA 92780-3123
3200 Park Center Dr, Suite 600, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
2029 Century Park East, 6th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
22982 La Cadena Dr, Suite 239, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
PO Box 3313, Granada Hills, CA 91394
410 N Clark St., Orange, CA 92868
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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