Top West Covina, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Los Angeles, CA
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
357 West 2nd Street, Suite 12, San Bernardino, CA 92401
1043 W Civic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
77564A Country Club Dr #118, Palm Desert, CA 92211
818 West 7th Street, Suite 960, Los Angeles, CA 90017
200 South Los Robles Avenue, Suite 300, Pasadena, CA 91101
523 West Sixth Street, Suite 830, Los Angeles, CA 90014
3890 11th St, Suite 218, Riverside, Ca 92501
1325 Palmetto St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
333 S. Hope Street, 40th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
611 Anton Blvd, Suite 450, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
360 E 2nd St, Suite 625, Los Angeles, CA 90012
500 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2049 Century Park East, Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2049 Century Park East, Suite 2900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 550, Los Angeles, CA 90067
201 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 550, Santa Monica, CA 90401
1546 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1730, Los Angeles, CA 90010
150 S. Rodeo Dr., Suite 100, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
11755 Wilshire Boulevard, 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025
600 Anton Blvd, Suite 700, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
350 S Grand Ave, Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90071
444 South Flower Street, Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90071
West Covina Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in West Covina
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in West Covina 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