Top Irvington, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
50 Main St, Hempstead, NY 11550-4054
45 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10006
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Irvington, NY
75 S Broadway, Fl 4, White Plains, NY 10601
203 E Post Road, White Plains, NY 10601
90 Merrick Avenue, 9th Floor, East Meadow, NY 11554
75 S Broadway, Suite 403, White Plains, NY 10601
411 Theodore Fremd Ave, Ste 206, Rye, NY 10580
1155 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2400, New York, NY 10036
45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111-0100
1675 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10019
5 Penn Plaza, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10001
900 Third Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10022
120 Bloomingdale Road, Suite 100, West Harrison, NY 10604
55 Church Street, Suite 211, White Plains, NY 10601
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1402 POB 1057, New York, NY 10170
27 Hawthorn Ave, Warwick, NY 10990
350 National Blvd, Suite 2E, Long Beach, NY 11561
30 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
300 Westage Business Center Drive, Suite 390, Fishkill, NY 12524
11835 Queens Blvd, Suite 950, Forest Hills, NY 11375
101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178-0061
2 William St, Suite 302, White Plains, NY 10601
14 Wall St, Suite 1603, New York, NY 10005
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Irvington, NY
200 Varick St, Suite 800, New York, NY 10014
20 Vesey St Rm 1200, New York, NY 10007
Irvington Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Irvington
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Irvington 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