Top Bayside, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
171 Madison Ave, Suite 305, New York, NY 10016
45 Broadway, Suite 3010, New York, NY 10006
1120 Avenue of the Americas, Fl 4, New York, NY 10036
245 Main St, Suite 420, White Plains, NY 10601
111 Broadway, Suite 1406, New York, NY 10006
99 Brookside Avenue, Chester, NY 10918-1033
99 Park Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016-1506
241 Ave of the Americas, Suite 14 E, New York, NY 10014
1 New York Plaza, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10004
401 Broadway Ste 306, New York, NY 10013
711 Third Avenue, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10017
61 Broadway Rm 1601, New York, NY 10006
420 Central Ave, Suite 301, Cedarhurst, NY 11516
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10112
5 Old Rd, Elmsford, NY 10523
600 Third Avenue, 42nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
485 Madison Avenue, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10022
30 Wall St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10005-2219
441 Lexington Ave, Suite 504, New York, NY 10017
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
65 West 90th Street, Apt. 24B, New York, NY 10024
99 Park Ave, Suite 2600, New York, NY 10016
26 Court St, Ste 603, Brooklyn, NY 11242
230 Park Ave, Suite 300, New York, NY 10169
111 Church Street, White Plains, NY 10601
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