Top Baldwin Harbor, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
410 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022
825 Veterans Highway, Hauppauge, NY 11788
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666 Old Country Road, Suite 305, Garden City, NY 11530
995 Main Street, Fishkill, NY 12524
170 Old Country Road, Suite 600, Mineola, NY 11501
White Plains Center, 50 Main Street, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
29 Broadway, Suite 1412, New York, NY 10006
20 Vesey St, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
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One Rockefeller Plaza, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10020
26 Court St, Ste 603, Brooklyn, NY 11242
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100 Motor Pkwy, Suite 300, Hauppauge, NY 11788
901 Sheridan Ave, Bronx, NY 10451
101 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10006
40 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 300, Great Neck, NY 11021
555 Madison AveS, Ste 11C, New York, NY 10022
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190 EAST POST ROAD - SUITE 402, Suite 402, White Plains, NY 10601
224 W 30th St, Suite 302, New York, NY 10001
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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