Top Bethpage, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
910 Franklin Ave, Garden City, NY 11530
16 Court St, Suite 2000, Brooklyn, NY 11241
570 Lexington Ave, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10022
200 Garden City Plaza, Suite 315, Garden City, NY 11530
953 Franklin Avenue, Suite 100, Garden City, NY 11530
200 Garden City Plaza, Suite 520, Garden City, NY 11530
332 Willis Ave, Mineola, NY 11501
108-15 Crossbay Blvd, Queens, NY 11417
441 Lexington Ave, Suite 504, New York, NY 10017
250 Fulton Ave, Suite 340, Hempstead, NY 11550
64 Hilton Avenue, Hempstead, NY 11550
50 Karl Ave, Suite 302, Smithtown, NY 11787
356 Meadow Ave, Suite 300, Newburgh, NY 12550-3038
306 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201-5125
52 Duane St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10007
30 Wall Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10005
25 Main St, PO Box 386, Goshen, NY 10924
815 Route 211 East, Middletown, NY 10941
80 Wall Street, Suite 815, New York, NY 10005
275 Madison Ave, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10016
2 William St, Suite 302, White Plains, NY 10601
26 79th St, Brooklyn, NY 11209
47 W. 47th Street, Suite 6A, New York, NY 10036
55 Broadway, Suite 901, New York, NY 10006
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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