Top Bayside, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
150 Grand St., White Plains, NY 10601-4821
30 E 33rd St, 6TH FLOOR, New York, NY 10016
5 East 22nd St, Suite 7B, New York, NY 10010
225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
7 Times Square, New York, NY 10036
200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166-0193
997 Waverly Ave, Holtsville, NY 11742
30 E 33rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016
1 Old Country Rd, Suite 320, Carle Place, NY 11514
444 Madison Avenue, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10022
38-17 52nd St, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY 11104
16 Court St, Suite 503, Brooklyn, NY 11241
44 Court St, Suite 918, Brooklyn, NY 11201
32 Court Street, Suite 408, Brooklyn, NY 11201
217 Broadway, Suite 300, New York, NY 10007
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1402 POB 1057, New York, NY 10170
100 Chruch St, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10007
152 West 57th St, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10019
489 5th Ave, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10017
45 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10111
3250 Route 9w, New Windsor, NY 12553
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111 John Street, Suite 640, New York, NY 10038
Po Box 3319, Sag Harbor, NY 11963-0408
589 8th Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10018
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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