Top Walnut Park, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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
500 N Brand Blvd, Suite 1125, Glendale, CA 91203
120 Vantis Drive, Suite 300, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
468 N. Camden Dr., 2nd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
5440 Trabuco Rd, Irvine, CA 92620
600 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90017
601 S Figueroa St, 30th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2029 Century Park East, 6th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067
555 S Flower St, Fl 43, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1840 Century Park East, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90067
120 Broadway, 4th Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90401
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90067
9229 Sunset Blvd, Suite 415, West Hollywood, CA 90069
555 South Flower Street, Suite 2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
400 Continental Blvd, FL 6, El Segundo, CA 90245
2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200N, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1999 Avenue of teh Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067
333 S. Hope Street, 40th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
22031 Sunrise View Place, Santa Clarita, CA 91390
611 Anton Blvd, Suite 450, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
700 South Flower Street, Suite 1067, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1717 4th Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401
714 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
3322 W. Victory Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
Walnut Park Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Walnut Park 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