Top West Hills, 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
4470 Atlantic Ave, Suite 17433, Long Beach, CA 90807
1000 Town Center Dr, Suite 300, Oxnard, CA 93036
350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
500 North Central Ave, Suite 610, Glendale, CA 91203
633 West 5th Street, Suite 4900, Los Angeles, CA 90071-2005
801 S Figueroa St, Suite 950, Los Angeles, CA 90017
800 West 6th Street, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90017
835 Wilshire Blvd, 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2530 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
2355 E Foothill Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107
1 World Trade Center, Suite 2575, Long Beach, CA 90831
1613 Chelsea Road, No. 538, San Marino, CA 91108
11845 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 520, Los Angeles, CA 90064
21515 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 665, Torrance, CA 90503
1108 Sartori Ave, Suite 320, Torrance, CA 90501
400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
1043 CIvic Center Dr, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92703
865 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3100, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
2121 Ave of the Stars, Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90067
15760 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
6320 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 311, Van Nuys, CA 91401
17138 Bellflower Blvd, PO Box 4532, Whittier, CA 90605
14156 Magnolia Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
16030 Ventura Blvd, Suite 470, Encino, CA 91436
West Hills Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in West Hills
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in West Hills 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