Top Babylon, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
200 Mamaroneck Ave Ste 605, White Plains, NY 10601
420 Central Ave, Suite 301, Cedarhurst, NY 11516
111 Broadway Rm 1706, New York, NY 10006
30 E 33rd St, 6TH FLOOR, New York, NY 10016
225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
5 East 22nd St, Suite 7B, New York, NY 10010
150 Motor Pkwy, Suite 119, Hauppauge, NY 11788
32 Court Street, Suite 408, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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98-20 Metropolitan Ave, Suite 3, Forest Hills, NY 11375
170 Old Country Road, Suite 505, Mineola, NY 11501
651A Coney Island Ave, Suite 2C, Brooklyn, NY 11218
375 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013
139 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
80 Wall Street, Suite 815, New York, NY 10005
580 Fifth Avenue, Suite 606, New York, NY 10036
1 Old Country Rd, Suite 320, Carle Place, NY 11514
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004-1490
60 E. 42nd Street, Suite 1400, New York, NY 10165
350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118
250 Park Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10177-0799
48 Wall St, Suite 1100, New York, NY 10005
165 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
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Babylon 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