Top Staten Island, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Staten Island, NY
A Strong Defense From a Former New York City Prosecutor – Call for FREE Consultation – Available 24/7
Se Habla Español
Free Consultation
Virtual Appointments
275 Madison Ave, 35 FL, New York, NY 10016
1140 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10036
8118 13th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11228
275 W 10th Street, FL 6, New York, NY 10014-3375
666 Old Country Rd, Suite 301, Garden City, NY 11530
108 Village Sq, Ste 313, Somers, NY 10589
575 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 110, Jericho, NY 11753
730 3rd Ave, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10017
250 West Main St, Bay Shore, NY 11706
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6400, New York, NY 10118
25 Main St, PO Box 386, Goshen, NY 10924
260 Madison Avenue, 21st FL, New York, NY 10016-2400
815 Route 211 East, Middletown, NY 10941
2 Court Square, Suite CLW, Long Island City, NY 11101
25 8th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
275 Madison Ave, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10016
300 Westage Business Center Drive, Suite 390, Fishkill, NY 12524
2 William St, Suite 302, White Plains, NY 10601
437 Madison Avenue, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10022
556 Peninsula Blvd, Hempstead, NY 11550
40 Fulton Street, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10038
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10112-4498
100 Garden City Plaza, #400, Garden City, NY 11530
26 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
44 Court St, Suite 1207, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Staten Island Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Staten Island
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Staten Island 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