Top Suffolk County, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166-4193
66 Hudson Blvd E, New York, NY 10001
260 Madison Ave, Floor 22, New York, NY 10016
One New York Plaza, New York, NY 10004-1980
230 Park Avenue, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10169-0075
51 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019-6142
1633 Broadway, New York, NY 10019-6799
211 Main Street, PO Box 470, Goshen, NY 10924
122 North Country Road, PO Box 5440, Miller Place, NY 11764-1430
256 West 36th Street, Suite 900, New York, NY 10018
225 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10007
900 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022
360 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
40 Exchange Place, Fl 18th, New York, NY 10005
30 E 33rd St, 6TH FLOOR, New York, NY 10016
140 Grand St, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
200 Garden City Plaza, Suite 103, Garden City, NY 11530
345 7th Ave, Floor 21, New York, NY 10001
550 Grand St, New York, NY 10002
65 Gleneida Ave, Carmel, NY 10512
5 East 22nd St, Suite 7B, New York, NY 10010
225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
245 Main Street, Suite 410, White Plains, NY 10601
32 Broadway, Suite 412, New York, NY 10004
1 World Financial Ctr Fl 30, New York, NY 10281
Suffolk County Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Suffolk County
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Suffolk County 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