Top Bayside, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
60 Bay Street, 7th Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
260 Madison Ave, Floor 22, New York, NY 10016
1393 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 312 North, Hauppauge, NY 11788
355 Post Ave, Suite 204, Westbury, NY 11590-2265
60-88 Myrtle Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385
80 Pine Street, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10005
1013 Brown St, Peekskill, NY 10566
191 Islip Avenue, Islip, NY 11751
2150 Joshuas Path, Suite 301, Hauppauge, NY 11788
111 Church Street, White Plains, NY 10601
225 Dolson Ave Ste 206, Middletown, NY 10940
535 5th Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10017
100 Garden City Plaza, Suite 520, Garden City, NY 11530
1500 Broadway, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10036
390 Madison Ave, Floor 12, New York, NY 10017
48 Academy St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
1790 Broadway, Suite 710, New York, NY 10019
59 Sheer Plaza, Suite 1, Plainview, NY 11803
353 Veterans Memorial Hwy., Suite 200, Commack, NY 11725
Bayside Drug Possession Information
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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