Top Centereach, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
45 Broadway, Suite 3010, New York, NY 10006
40 Wall Street, 53rd Floor, New York, NY 10005
80 8th Ave, Fl 8, New York, NY 10011
400 Broadhollow Rd, Suite 305, Melville, NY 11747
330 7th Ave, Suite 1402, New York, NY 10001
140 Main St, Goshen, NY 10924
84 Front St, Sutie F, Port Jervis, NY 12771
123 William St Fl 15th, New York, NY 10038
225 Broadway, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10007-3082
275 Madison Ave, 35 FL, New York, NY 10016
355 Post Ave, Suite 204, Westbury, NY 11590-2265
1114 Avenue of the Americas, The Grace Building, New York, NY 10036
PO Box 123, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533
80 Washington St, Suite 100, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
30 Wall St, Flr 8, New York, NY 10005
250 Park Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10177-0799
111 Church Street, White Plains, NY 10601
230 Park Ave, Suite 300, New York, NY 10169
233 Broadway, Suite 2340, New York, NY 10279
950 3rd Ave, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10022
666 Old Country Road, Suite 501, Garden City, NY 11530
43 W 43rd St, Suite 265, New York, NY 10036
1133 Westchester Ave, Suite S-221, White Plains, NY 10604
148 S Liberty Dr, Stony Point, NY 10980-2321
500 Fifth Avenue, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10110
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