Top Bay Shore, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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260 Madison Ave, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
420 Central Ave, Suite 301, Cedarhurst, NY 11516
888 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Suite 510, Hauppauge, NY 11788
666 5th Ave, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10103
136 Madison Ave, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10016
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225 Dolson Ave Ste 206, Middletown, NY 10940
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441 Lexington Ave, Suite 504, New York, NY 10017
277 Broadway, Suite 1501, New York, NY 10007
110 W 40th St, Suite 1003, New York, NY 10018
16 Court Street, 33rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11241
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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