Top Beacon, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1025 Westchester Avenue, Suite 301, White Plains, NY 10604
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40 Wall Street, 53rd Floor, New York, NY 10005
111 John Street, Suite 640, New York, NY 10038
885 2nd Ave, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10017
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150 East 58th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10155
1301 Ave of the Americas, Floor 13, New York, NY 10019-6119
1040 6th Ave, Suite 14C, New York, NY 10018
111 Broadway, Suite 1505, New York, NY 10006
99 Brookside Avenue, Chester, NY 10918-1033
61 Broadway Rm 1601, New York, NY 10006
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27 Union Square West, Suite 307, New York, NY 10003
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1120 Avenue of the Americas, Fl 4, New York, NY 10036
274 Madison Ave, Rm 1401, New York, NY 10016
225 Broadway, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10007-3082
30 Wall St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10005-2219
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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