Top Bedford, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
120 Broadway, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10271
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140 Main St, Goshen, NY 10924
2000 Maple Hill Street, Suite 206, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
375 Park Ave, Suite 2607, New York, NY 10152
585 Stewart Avenue, Suite L-16, Garden City, NY 11530
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84 Front St, Sutie F, Port Jervis, NY 12771
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222 Bloomingdale Rd, Ste 301, White Plains, NY 10605
360 Lexington Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10017
355 Post Ave, Suite 204, Westbury, NY 11590-2265
1013 Brown St, Peekskill, NY 10566
98-20 Metropolitan Ave, Suite 3, Forest Hills, NY 11375
1325 Avenue of the Americas, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10019
150 Grand St., White Plains, NY 10601-4821
350 Old Country Rd, Suite 201, Garden City, NY 11530
810 7th Ave, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10019
25 Eighth Ave, Suite C, Brooklyn, NY 11217
111 Church Street, White Plains, NY 10601
250 Park Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10177-0799
90 Broad St, Suite 703, New York, NY 10004
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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