Top Bronx, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
123-60 83rd Avenue, Suite 1T, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
Law Office of Luke Scardigno helps clients in the Bronx area handle cases involving Drug Possession.
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172 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
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Sutnick & Sutnick Attorneys at Law has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Bronx, New York.
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16 Court Street, Suite 3500, Brooklyn, NY 11241
Getting legal representation for your Drug Possession issue is easier than you think. Let Law Offices of Samuel Gregory P.C. in Bronx, New York help you today.
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521 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1729, New York, NY 10175
Contact The Law Office of Jeffrey Chabrowe in Bronx, New York for experienced legal assistance in Drug Possession.
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50 Main St, Hempstead, NY 11550-4054
250 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10279
299 Broadway, Suite 1400, New York, NY 10007
350 Broadway, Suite 1201, New York, NY 10003
136-18 39th Ave, 8th FL, Flushing, NY 11354
350 Broadway, Suite 1207, New York, NY 10013
700 White Plains Road, Suite 237, Scarsdale, NY 10583
Westchester Financial Center, 50 Main Street, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004
1 Pennsylvania Plaza, Suite 4515, New York, NY 10119
99 Park Ave, Suite 1530, New York, NY 10016
1225 Franklin Avenue, Suite 325, Garden City, NY 11530
20 Vesey Stree, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
100 Broadhollow Rd, Ste 100, Farmingdale, NY 11735
479 Merrick Rd., Lynbrook, NY 11563-2405
38 Melnick Dr, Monsey, NY 10952
2 Sarles Street, Mount Kisco, NY 10549
347 5th Avenue, Suite 1402, New York, NY 10016
150 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017-5639
1271 Ave of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
90 Broad St, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10004
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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