Top Baldwin, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
16 Court Street, 33rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11241
226 7th St Ste 302, Garden City, NY 11530
200 Old Country Rd, Suite 2 S, Mineola, NY 11501
666 Old Country Road, Suite 501, Garden City, NY 11530
490 Wheeler Rd, Suite 270, Hauppauge, NY 11788
800 Third Ave, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
2 Court Square, Suite CLW, Long Island City, NY 11101
72 East Main Street, Suite 3, Babylon, NY 11702-2714
96 South Ocean Avenue, Patchogue, NY 11772
One Battery Park Plaza, Suite 710, New York, NY 10004
550 Grand St, New York, NY 10002
345 7th Ave, Floor 21, New York, NY 10001
626 RXR Plaza, West Tower 6th Floor, Uniondale, NY 11556
435 Montauk Hwy, West Islip, NY 11795
61 Broadway, Suite 2780, New York, NY 10006
730 3rd Ave, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10017
145 Willis Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501
885 2nd Ave, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10017
261 Madison Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
45 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10006
40 Wall St, 50th Floor, New York, NY 10005
50 Main St, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
1 State Street Plaza, New York, NY 10004
170 Old Country Rd, Mineola, NY 11501
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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