Top Centereach, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3 Dakota Dr, Suie 300, New Hyde Park, NY 11042
655 Third Ave, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10017
34 Grove St, Middletown, NY 10940
1200 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 360, Hauppauge, NY 11788
488 Madison Ave, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022
13 East Carver Street, Huntington, NY 11743
26 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
708 Third Avenue, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10017
90 Merrick Ave, Suite 601, East Meadow, NY 11554
1377 Motor Pkwy, Suite 400, Islandia, NY 11749
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Centereach, NY
29 W 30th St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10001
120 4th Ave, Bay Shore, NY 11706
260 Madison Ave, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 111, White Plains, NY 10603
350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10112-4498
1045 Oyster Bay Road, Suite 1, East Norwich, NY 11732
9965 64th Rd, Unit 1d, Rego Park, NY 11374
666 5th Ave, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10103
1345 Ave of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
Centereach Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Centereach
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Centereach 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