Top Riverhead, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
123 William St Fl 15th, New York, NY 10038
122 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10168
111 Broadway, Suite 1406, New York, NY 10006
274 Madison Ave, Rm 1401, New York, NY 10016
1110 South Ave, Suite 33, Staten Island, NY 10314
45 Broadway, Suite 3010, New York, NY 10006
40 Wall Street, 53rd Floor, New York, NY 10005
5 Broadway, Suite 3, Freeport, NY 11520
80 Washington St, Suite 100, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004-1490
101-05 Lefferts Blvd, Richmond Hill, NY 11419
9965 64th Rd, Unit 1d, Rego Park, NY 11374
434 New York Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743
44 Court St, Suite 1207, Brooklyn, NY 11201
26 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
556 Peninsula Blvd, Hempstead, NY 11550
PO Box 696, Babylon, NY 11702
25 8th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
115 Broadway, Suite 1704, New York, NY 10006
104 W 40th St, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10018
182A 26th St, Suite 2R, Brooklyn, NY 11232
165 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
260 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016
299 Broadway, Suite 1405, New York, NY 10007
1 Liberty Plz, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
Riverhead Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Riverhead
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Riverhead 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