Top Stony Point, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Stony Point, 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
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10112-4498
1205 Franklin Avenue Plaza, Suite 110, Garden City, NY 11530
62 William Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10005
11835 Queens Blvd, Suite 940, Forest Hills, NY 11375
1177 Avenue of the Americas, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10036
1325 Avenue of the Americas, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10019
810 7th Ave, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10019
256 West 36th Street, Suite 900, New York, NY 10018
345 7th Ave, Floor 21, New York, NY 10001
550 Grand St, New York, NY 10002
88 Pine St, Suite 2450, New York, NY 10005
1065 Stewart Ave, Suite 210, Bethpage, NY 11714
1500 Astor Avenue, 2nd Floor, Office 208, Bronx, NY 10469
31 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019
122 North Country Road, PO Box 5440, Miller Place, NY 11764-1430
125 Bedell Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603-1001
666 Old Country Rd, Garden City, NY 11530
295 5th Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
360 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
65 Gleneida Ave, Carmel, NY 10512
One North Broadway, Suite 900, White Plains, NY 10601
5 Waller Avenue, Suite 200, White Plains, NY 10601
1 World Financial Ctr Fl 30, New York, NY 10281
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 111, White Plains, NY 10603
200 Garden City Plaza, Suite 103, Garden City, NY 11530
Stony Point Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Stony Point
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Stony Point 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