Top Bedford, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
191 Islip Avenue, Islip, NY 11751
170 Old Country Road, Suite 505, Mineola, NY 11501
1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2800, New York, NY 10020
1675 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10019
101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178-0060
175 Greenwich St, 55th Floor, New York, NY 10007
80 Wall Street, Suite 815, New York, NY 10005
139 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
335 Madison Ave, Floor 23, New York, NY 10017
1 Old Country Rd, Suite 320, Carle Place, NY 11514
1110 South Ave, Suite 33, Staten Island, NY 10314
148 S Liberty Dr, Stony Point, NY 10980-2321
441 Lexington Ave, Suite 504, New York, NY 10017
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004-1490
47 W. 47th Street, Suite 6A, New York, NY 10036
165 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
1 Metrotech Center, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
111 Church Street, White Plains, NY 10601
250 Park Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10177-0799
101-05 Lefferts Blvd, Richmond Hill, NY 11419
25 Main St, PO Box 386, Goshen, NY 10924
815 Route 211 East, Middletown, NY 10941
666 Old Country Road, Suite 501, Garden City, NY 11530
490 Wheeler Rd, Suite 270, Hauppauge, NY 11788
200 Old Country Rd, Suite 2 S, Mineola, NY 11501
Bedford Drug Possession Information
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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