Top Long Island City, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
369 Lexington Ave, Suite 318, New York, NY 10016
7 W 24th St, New York, NY 10010
44 Court Street, Suite 905, Brooklyn, NY 11201
50 Main St., Floor 2, Hempstead, NY 11550
1133 Westchester Ave, Suite S-221, White Plains, NY 10604
510 Haight Avenue, Suite 202, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
111 Broadway, Suite 1505, New York, NY 10006
630 5th Ave, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10111
233 East SHore Rd, Suite 210, Great Neck, NY 11023
140 Broadway, Suite 2450, New York, NY 10005
1177 Avenue of the Americas, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10036
140 Grand Street, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
1178 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10001
118-35 Queens Blvd, Suite 1220, Forest Hills, NY 11375
295 5th Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
73 Gleneida Ave, Carmel, NY 10512
One Battery Park Plaza, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10004
200 Garden City Plaza, Suite 103, Garden City, NY 11530
217 Willis Ave, Suite 101, Mineola, NY 11501
111 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10006
32 Court Street, Suite 408, Brooklyn, NY 11201
550 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 502, Harrison, NY 10528
685 Third Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10017
354 Veterans Hwy, Suite 7, Commack, NY 11725
217 Broadway, Suite 707, New York, NY 10007
Long Island City Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Long Island City
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Long Island City 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