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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Briarcliff Manor, NY
One Rockefeller Plaza, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10020
485 Madison Avenue, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10022
225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
5 East 22nd St, Suite 7B, New York, NY 10010
140 Grand St, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
622 Third Avenue, Suite 37200, New York, NY 10017
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
41 Purdy Avenue, Rye, NY 10580
52 Duane St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10007
101 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10006
4 Brower Ave, Ste 3, Woodmere, NY 11598
370 Lexington Ave, Suite 505, New York, NY 10017
103 E 125th St Rm 1102, New York, NY 10035
1120 Sixth Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036
49 W 37th St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10018
53 Route 17K, Suite 4, Newburgh, NY 12550
111 Broadway Rm 1706, New York, NY 10006
995 Main Street, Fishkill, NY 12524
200 Mamaroneck Ave Ste 605, White Plains, NY 10601
101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178-0061
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Briarcliff Manor, NY
300 Old Country Road, Suite 241, Mineola, NY 11501-4112
1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2310, New York, NY 10020
217 Woodbury Road, #497, Woodbury, NY 11797-6020
260 Madison Ave, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10016
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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