Top Holbrook, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
875 3rd Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022
745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 500, New York, NY 10151
40 Exchange Place, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10005
26 Court St, Ste 603, Brooklyn, NY 11242
14 Pennsylvania Plaza, Suite 814, New York, NY 10122
1025 Westchester Ave, Suite 106, White Plains, NY 10604
217 Woodbury Road, #497, Woodbury, NY 11797-6020
1177 Ave of the Americas, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10036
17 State Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10004
107 North Main Street, New City, NY 10956
125 Bedell Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603-1001
31-08 Broadway, Suite 204, Astoria, NY 11106
225 Broadway, Suite 2702, New York, NY 10007
233 Broadway, Suite 2370, New York, NY 10279
136-20 38th Ave, Suite 9G, Flushing, NY 11354
20 Vesey St Rm 400, New York, NY 10007
32 Court Street, Suite 408, Brooklyn, NY 11201
147 Prince St, Suite 238, Brooklyn, NY 11201
4 New King St, Suite 140, White Plains, NY 10604
354 Veterans Hwy, Suite 7, Commack, NY 11725
80 Wall Street, Suite 815, New York, NY 10005
44 Court St, Suite 918, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Holbrook Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Holbrook
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Holbrook 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