Top Woodbury, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
233 Broadway, Suite 710, New York, NY 10007
241 Ave of the Americas, Suite 14 E, New York, NY 10014
1 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY 10017
1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1001
20 Vesey St Rm 400, New York, NY 10007
88 Pine St, Suite 2450, New York, NY 10005
7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007
136-20 38th Ave, Suite 9J, Flushing, NY 11354
4 New King St, Suite 140, White Plains, NY 10604
1 N Broadway, Suite 412, White Plains, NY 10601
112 W 34th St, New York, NY 10120
1155 Avenues of the Americas, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10036
600 Third Avenue, 42nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
711 Third Avenue, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10017
The New York Times Building, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
177 Wadsworth Ave, New York, NY 10033
32 Court Street, Suite 408, Brooklyn, NY 11201
11835 Queens Blvd, Ste 940, Forest Hills, NY 11375
356 Meadow Avenue, Newburgh, NY 12550
1492 Victory Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
90 Broad St, Suite 601, New York, NY 10004
7 Times Square, New York, NY 10036
555 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
787 7th Ave, 31st Fl, New York, NY 10019
36 North Plank Road, Newburgh, NY 12550
Woodbury Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Woodbury
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Woodbury 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