Top Bellport, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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222 Bloomingdale Rd, Ste 301, White Plains, NY 10605
165 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
1 Old Country Rd Ste 125, Carle Place, NY 11514-1845
5 Waller Avenue, Suite 200, White Plains, NY 10601
90 Broad Street, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
499 Seventh Ave., Suite 12 North, New York, NY 10018
244 Madison Ave, # 1208, New York, NY 10016
686 Forest Ave, Staten Island, NY 10310
250 Park Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10177-0799
80 Pine Street, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10005
1301 Ave of the Americas, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10019
640 Johnson Ave, Suite 103, Bohemia, NY 11716
130 Malcolm X Blvd., Suite 1107, Great Neck, NY 11026
1790 Broadway, Suite 710, New York, NY 10019
655 Third Ave, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10017
107 North Main Street, New City, NY 10956
241 Ave of the Americas, Suite 14 E, New York, NY 10014
28 W 44th St Ste 919, New York, NY 10036
950 Third Avenue, Eleventh Floor, New York, NY 10022
14 Washington Ave, Brentwood, NY 11717
20 Vesey St Rm 1200, New York, NY 10007
260 Madison Ave, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10016
62 William Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10005
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Bellport 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