Top Brookhaven, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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233 Broadway, Suite 2370, New York, NY 10279
260 Madison Ave, Floor 22, New York, NY 10016
295 5th Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
1 Huntington Quadrangle, Suite 1S04, Melville, NY 11747
4 New King St, Suite 140, White Plains, NY 10604
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217 Willis Ave, Suite 101, Mineola, NY 11501
105-15 Metropolitan Avenue, Forest Hills, NY 11375
200 Mamaroneck Ave Ste 605, White Plains, NY 10601
49 W 37th St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10018
420 Central Ave, Suite 301, Cedarhurst, NY 11516
5 Waller Avenue, Suite 200, White Plains, NY 10601
111 Broadway Rm 1706, New York, NY 10006
5 East 22nd St, Suite 7B, New York, NY 10010
20 Vesey St Rm 400, New York, NY 10007
30 E 33rd St, 6TH FLOOR, New York, NY 10016
225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
32 Court Street, Suite 408, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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651A Coney Island Ave, Suite 2C, Brooklyn, NY 11218
170 Old Country Road, Suite 505, Mineola, NY 11501
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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