Top Bayside, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
30 E 33rd St, 6TH FLOOR, New York, NY 10016
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26 Court St, Suite 2103, Brooklyn, NY 11242
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291 Broadway, 17 Floor, New York, NY 10007
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225 Broadway, Suite 1901, New York, NY 10007-3731
140 Grand St, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
118-35 Queens Blv, Tower Suite 400, Office 450, Forest Hills, NY 11375
9003 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11209
59 Sheer Plaza, Suite 1, Plainview, NY 11803
199 Water Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10038
32 Broadway, Suite 412, New York, NY 10004
390 Madison Ave, Floor 12, New York, NY 10017
299 Adelphi St Apt 510, Brooklyn, NY 11205-4643
1500 Broadway, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10036
245 Main Street, Suite 410, White Plains, NY 10601
99 Madison Ave, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10016
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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