Top Wesley Hills, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Wesley Hills, 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
60 E 42nd St, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10165
71-01 Austin St, Flushing, NY 11375
PO Box 12, South Jamesport, NY 11970
125-10 Queens Blvd, Suite 323, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
780 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, NY 11561
159 W 25th St, Suite 516, New York, NY 10001
85 E Main Street, Washingtonville, NY 10992
488 Madison Ave, Room 1120, New York, NY 10022
233 Broadway, Suite 710, New York, NY 10007
400 Madison Ave, Suite 11D, New York, NY 10017
1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1104
100 Fisher Ave, Suite 341, White Plains, NY 10606
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004
321 Broadway, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
16 Court St Ste 3301, Brooklyn, NY 11241
120 White Plains Rd, Suite 420, Tarrytown, NY 10591
325 Broadway, Suite 406, New York, NY 10007
75 Maiden Lane, Suite 907, New York, NY 10038
136-20 38th Ave, Suite 9J, Flushing, NY 11354
666 Old Country Road, Suite 305, Garden City, NY 11530
One Rockefeller Plaza, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10020
55 Hudson Yards, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10001
136 Madison Ave, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10016
225 Dolson Ave Ste 206, Middletown, NY 10940
622 Third Avenue, Suite 37200, New York, NY 10017
Wesley Hills Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Wesley Hills
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Wesley Hills 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