Top Bayside, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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145 Willis Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501
130 Malcolm X Blvd., Suite 1107, Great Neck, NY 11026
888 7th Ave, 38th Floor, New York, NY 10106
1251 Avenue of the Americas, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10020
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1185 Ave of the Americas, Floor 3, New York, NY 10036
241 Ave of the Americas, Suite 14 E, New York, NY 10014
1155 Avenue of the Americas, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10036
521 5th Ave, 17 Floor, New York, NY 10175
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29 Broadway, Suite 1412, New York, NY 10006
1633 Broadway, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10019
200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166-4193
500 Fifth Avenue, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10110
477 Madison Avenue, Suite 410, New York, NY 10022
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230 Park Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10169
1600 Front St, East Meadow, NY 11554
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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