Top Bedford, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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299 Adelphi St Apt 510, Brooklyn, NY 11205-4643
551 Fifth Ave, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10176
48 Academy St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
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26 Court St, Ste 603, Brooklyn, NY 11242
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330 Madison Ave, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10017
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350 National Blvd, Suite 2E, Long Beach, NY 11561
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200 Vesey St, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10281
200 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10281
147 Prince St, Suite 238, Brooklyn, NY 11201
1185 6th Ave, Suite 3000, New York, NY 10036
225 Broadway, Suite 2702, New York, NY 10007
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260 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
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1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1104
125 Bedell Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603-1001
200 Garden City Plaza, Suite 103, Garden City, NY 11530
122 North Country Road, PO Box 5440, Miller Place, NY 11764-1430
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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