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320 Old Country Road, Suite 103, Garden City, NY 11530
170 Old Country Road, Suite 505, Mineola, NY 11501
375 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013
233 Broadway, Ste 2340, New York, NY 10279
233 Broadway, Suite 705, New York, NY 10279
217 Willis Ave, Suite 101, Mineola, NY 11501
1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1089
139 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
1 Old Country Rd, Suite 320, Carle Place, NY 11514
3118 Quentin Road, Floor 2, Brooklyn, NY 11234
224 W 30th St, Suite 302, New York, NY 10001
45 Broadway, Suite 3010, New York, NY 10006
274 Madison Ave, Rm 1401, New York, NY 10016
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 220, White Plains, NY 10603
122 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10168
1205 Franklin Avenue Plaza, Suite 110, Garden City, NY 11530
43 W 43rd St, Suite 160, New York, NY 10036
2000 Maple Hill Street, Suite 206, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004-1490
40 Wall Street, 53rd Floor, New York, NY 10005
80 8th Ave, Fl 8, New York, NY 10011
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
222 Bloomingdale Rd, Ste 301, White Plains, NY 10605
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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