Top Bay Shore, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1177 Avenue of the Americas, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10036-2714
5 Penn Plaza, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10001
290 Broadhollow Road, Suite 305, Melville, NY 11747
1675 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10019
26 Court Street, Suite 2306, Brooklyn, NY 11242
450 Seventh Ave, Suite 1802, New York, NY 10123
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004
119 Jackson St, Suite 6, Hempstead, NY 11550
330 Motor Parkway, Suite 304, Hauppauge, NY 11788
350 Motor Pkwy, Suite 308, Hauppauge, NY 11788
450 7th Ave, Suite 1901, New York, NY 10123
111 Broadway, Suite 1205, New York, NY 10006
143 Willis Ave, Mineola, NY 11501
1345 Ave of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10105
191 Islip Avenue, Islip, NY 11751
2150 Joshuas Path, Suite 301, Hauppauge, NY 11788
9965 64th Rd, Unit 1d, Rego Park, NY 11374
60-88 Myrtle Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385
535 5th Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10017
353 Veterans Memorial Hwy., Suite 200, Commack, NY 11725
59 Sheer Plaza, Suite 1, Plainview, NY 11803
580 Fifth Avenue, Suite 606, New York, NY 10036
1110 South Ave, Suite 33, Staten Island, NY 10314
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004
97 Argyll Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10804
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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