Top Albertson, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
27 Hawthorn Ave, Warwick, NY 10990
300 Old Country Road, Suite 241, Mineola, NY 11501-4112
300 Westage Business Center Drive, Suite 390, Fishkill, NY 12524
111 John Street, Suite 640, New York, NY 10038
510 Haight Avenue, Suite 202, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
2 William St, Suite 302, White Plains, NY 10601
1180 Ave of the Americas, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10036
17 Squadron Blvd, Suite 401, New City, NY 10956
100 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 208, Jericho, NY 11753
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244 Madison Ave, # 1208, New York, NY 10016
499 Route 304, New City, NY 10956
299 Broadway, Suite 1803, New York, NY 10007
28 Middle Neck Rd, Great Neck, NY 11021
26 Court Street, Suite 314, Brooklyn, NY 11242
650 5th Ave, Suite 2320, New York, NY 10019
666 5th Ave, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10103
888 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Suite 510, Hauppauge, NY 11788
30 Wall St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10005-2219
163-09 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11358
34 Grove St, Middletown, NY 10940
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Albertson Drug Possession Information
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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