Top Bayside, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
84 Front St, Sutie F, Port Jervis, NY 12771
565 5th Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10017
353 Lexington Ave, Suite 900, New York, NY 10016
140 Main St, Goshen, NY 10924
605 Third Avenue, Suite 2300, New York, NY 10158
150 East 58th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10155
450 7th Ave, Suite 1304, New York, NY 10123
80 8th Ave, Fl 8, New York, NY 10011
1399 Franklin Avenue, Suite 201, Garden City, NY 11530
950 Third Ave, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
43 W 43rd St, Suite 174, New York, NY 10036
98-20 Metropolitan Ave, Suite 3, Forest Hills, NY 11375
320 Old Country Road, Suite 103, Garden City, NY 11530
300 Old Country Road, Suite 341, Mineola, NY 11501
375 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013
25 Melville Park Rd, Suite 260, Melville, NY 11747
225 Broadway, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10007-3082
123 William St Fl 15th, New York, NY 10038
1 Old Country Rd, Suite 320, Carle Place, NY 11514
122 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10168
840 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530-2900
75 Broad St, Suite 2120, New York, NY 10004
250 Broadway, Suite 600, New York, NY 10007
274 Madison Ave, Rm 1401, New York, NY 10016
45 Broadway, Suite 3010, New York, NY 10006
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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