Top Bethpage, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1022 Avenue P, Brooklyn, NY 11223
100 Crossways Park Drive West, Suite 402, Woodbury, NY 11797
3 Dakota Dr, Suie 300, New Hyde Park, NY 11042
99 Madison Ave, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10016
2 Park Ave, 20th Floor, Suite 2058, New York, NY 10016
550 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 502, Harrison, NY 10528
111 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10006
12 E 49th St, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10017
97 Argyll Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10804
100 Old Country Rd, Suite 101, Mineola, NY 11501
250 Broadway, Suite 600, New York, NY 10007
150 Motor Pkwy, Suite 119, Hauppauge, NY 11788
125-10 Queens Blvd, Suite 323, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
1 Metrotech Center, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
111 John St, Ste 1615, New York, NY 10038
260 Madison Ave, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10016
1180 Ave of the Americas, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10036
100 Jericho Quadrangle, Jericho, NY 11753
350 5th Avenue, Suite 4020, Manhattan, NY 10118
52 Duane St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10007
1040 6th Ave, Suite 14C, New York, NY 10018
499 Fashion Ave, Suite 4N, New York, NY 10018
163-09 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11358
233 Broadway, Suite 2348, New York, NY 10279
260 Trinity Pass Rd, Pound Ridge, NY 10576
Bethpage Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Bethpage
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Bethpage and checks their standing with New York 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 New York 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