Top Walden, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3304 Franklin Avenue, PO Box 1369, Millbrook, NY 12545
100 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 208, Jericho, NY 11753
34 Grove St, Middletown, NY 10940
100 Chruch St, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10007
200 Route 32, Central Valley Plaza, Central Valley, NY 10917
163-09 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11358
100 Old Country Rd, Suite 101, Mineola, NY 11501
499 Route 304, New City, NY 10956
150 Grand St., White Plains, NY 10601-4821
25 Eighth Ave, Suite C, Brooklyn, NY 11217
350 Old Country Rd, Suite 201, Garden City, NY 11530
90 Broad St, Suite 703, New York, NY 10004
Po Box 3319, Sag Harbor, NY 11963-0408
1492 Victory Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
1155 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
12510 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens, NY 11415-1519
997 Waverly Ave, Holtsville, NY 11742
43 W 43rd St, Suite 265, New York, NY 10036
250 Broadway, Suite 600, New York, NY 10007
50 Main Street, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
260 Madison Ave, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
1185 Ave of the Americas, Floor 3, New York, NY 10036
1251 Avenue of the Americas, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10020
16 Court St, Suite 503, Brooklyn, NY 11241
666 5th Ave, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10103
Walden Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Walden
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Walden 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