Top Pearl River, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1345 Ave of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
One Rockefeller Plaza, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10020
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10112
30 Wall St, Flr 8, New York, NY 10005
40 Exchange Place, Fl 18th, New York, NY 10005
900 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022
901 Sheridan Ave, Bronx, NY 10451
101 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10006
360 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
622 Third Avenue, Suite 37200, New York, NY 10017
140 Grand St, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
321 Broadway, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
2 Executive Boulevard, Suite 300, Suffern, NY 10901
995 Main Street, Fishkill, NY 12524
1 World Financial Ctr Fl 30, New York, NY 10281
53 Route 17K, Suite 4, Newburgh, NY 12550
36 North Plank Road, Newburgh, NY 12550
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 111, White Plains, NY 10603
40 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 300, Great Neck, NY 11021
1500 Astor Ave 2nd fl, Bronx, NY 10469
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 300, New York, NY 10170
7 World Trade Center, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10007
1 Little W 12th Street, New York, NY 10014
780 Third Avenue, Suite 1200, New York, NY 10017
131 W 35th St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001
Pearl River Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Pearl River
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Pearl River 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