Top Shirley, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2027 Williamsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY 10461
885 2nd Ave, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10017
40 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 300, Great Neck, NY 11021
356 Meadow Avenue, Newburgh, NY 12550
1177 Ave of the Americas, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10036
4250 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Holbrook, NY 11741
560 Broadhollow Road, Suite 303, Melville, NY 11747
30 Broad St, Suite 1402, New York, NY 10004
17 State Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10004
88 Pine St, Suite 2450, New York, NY 10005
99 Park Ave., Suite 830, New York, NY 10016
7 World Trade Center, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10007
488 Madison Ave, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10022
488 Madison Ave, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022
75 Maiden Lane, Suite 603, New York, NY 10038-4826
317 Lenox Ave Fl 10th, New York, NY 10027
1270 Ave of the Americas, Suite 816, New York, NY 10020
7 Hanover Square, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10004
805 Smith St, Baldwin, NY 11510
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 111, White Plains, NY 10603
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10112-4498
1345 Ave of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
565 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10017
111 John St, Ste 1615, New York, NY 10038
1 Little W 12th Street, New York, NY 10014
Shirley Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Shirley
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Shirley 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