Top Bay Shore, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
26 Court Street, Suite 2306, Brooklyn, NY 11242
1 Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove, NY 11542
450 7th Ave, Suite 1901, New York, NY 10123
1424 Zerega Ave, Bronx, NY 10462-5410
1377 Long Island Motor Pkwy, Suite 303, Islandia, NY 11749
1441 Broadway, 3rd FL, New York, NY 10018
111 Broadway, Suite 1205, New York, NY 10006
1345 Ave of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10105
3296 Waterbury Drive, Wantagh, NY 11793
45 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10006
100 Garden City Plaza, #518, Garden City, NY 11530
1 Pennsylvania Plaza, Suite 4515, New York, NY 10119
1 W Sunrise Hwy, Suite 2C, Freeport, NY 11520
780 Third Avenue, Suite 1200, New York, NY 10017
997 Waverly Ave, Holtsville, NY 11742
150 Grand St., White Plains, NY 10601-4821
350 Fifth Avenue, 63rd Floor, New York, NY 10118
570 Taxter Road, Suite 550, Elmsford, NY 10523
55 Broadway, Bond Collective, 3rd FL, Suite 412, New York, NY 10006
325 Glen Cove Ave, Sea Cliff, NY 11579
233 Broadway, Suite 710, New York, NY 10007
171 Madison Ave, Suite 305, New York, NY 10016
1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1104
245 Main St, Suite 420, White Plains, NY 10601
919 Third Avenue, 39th Floor, New York, NY 10022
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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