Top Melville, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178-0060
745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 500, New York, NY 10151
200 I. U. Willets Road, Albertson, NY 11507
28 W 44th St Ste 919, New York, NY 10036
2 William St, Suite 302, White Plains, NY 10601
138 Mineola Blvd., Mineola, NY 11501
1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
40 Exchange Place, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10005
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1402 POB 1057, New York, NY 10170
17 State Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10004
500 Fifth Avenue, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10110
875 3rd Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022
30 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
99 Park Ave., Suite 830, New York, NY 10016
655 Third Ave, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10017
488 Madison Ave, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022
241 Ave of the Americas, Suite 14 E, New York, NY 10014
14 Washington Ave, Brentwood, NY 11717
200 Varick St, Suite 800, New York, NY 10014
825 Montauk Hwy, Copiague, NY 11726
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10112-4498
20 Vesey St Rm 1200, New York, NY 10007
261 Madison Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
1177 Ave of the Americas, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10036
11 Broadway, Ste 615, New York, NY 10004
Melville Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Melville
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Melville 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