Top Lagrangeville, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
61 Broadway Rm 1601, New York, NY 10006
50 Main Street, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
260 Madison Ave, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
256 West 36th Street, Suite 900, New York, NY 10018
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10112
666 5th Ave, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10103
1045 Oyster Bay Road, Suite 1, East Norwich, NY 11732
275 Madison Ave, 35 FL, New York, NY 10016
330 Madison Ave, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10017
551 Fifth Ave, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10176
2027 Williamsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY 10461
Po Box 328, Goshen, NY 10924
2 Congers Rd, New City, NY 10956
1114 Avenue of the Americas, The Grace Building, New York, NY 10036
20 Vesey St, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
29 Broadway, Suite 1412, New York, NY 10006
7 World Trade Center, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10007
75 Maiden Lane, Suite 603, New York, NY 10038-4826
41 Purdy Avenue, Rye, NY 10580
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
65 West 90th Street, Apt. 24B, New York, NY 10024
99 Park Ave, Suite 2600, New York, NY 10016
488 Madison Ave, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10022
565 5th Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10017
353 Lexington Ave, Suite 900, New York, NY 10016
Lagrangeville Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Lagrangeville
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Lagrangeville 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