Top Bayside, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
217 Broadway, Suite 300, New York, NY 10007
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350 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Commack, NY 11725
26 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10004
485 Madison Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10022
777 Third Avenue, Suite 2400, New York, NY 10017
405 Lexington Avenue, 36th Floor, New York, NY 10174-0002
477 Madison Avenue, Suite 410, New York, NY 10022
230 Park Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10169
1115 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10010
1600 Front St, East Meadow, NY 11554
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33 Whitehall Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10004
200 Garden City Plaza, Suite 103, Garden City, NY 11530
560 Broadhollow Road, Suite 303, Melville, NY 11747
39 Broadway, Suite 1910, New York, NY 10006
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10112-4498
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 111, White Plains, NY 10603
100 Park Ave, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10017
53 Route 17K, Suite 4, Newburgh, NY 12550
122 North Country Road, PO Box 5440, Miller Place, NY 11764-1430
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111 Broadway, Suite 1505, New York, NY 10006
80 Washington St, Suite 100, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
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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