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730 3rd Ave, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10017
1 State Street Plaza, New York, NY 10004
204-04 Hillside Avenue, 2nd Floor, Hollis, NY 11423
37-06 82nd St, Suite 304, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
99 Park Ave, Suite 810, New York, NY 10016
325 Broadway, Suite 505, New York, NY 10007
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589 8th Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10018
11 Market Street, Suite 205, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-3179
1850 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10031
111 Broadway, Suite 707, New York, NY 10006
1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
142 W 57th St, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10019
17 State Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10004
1393 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 312 North, Hauppauge, NY 11788
170 Old Country Rd, Mineola, NY 11501
5 Hanover Square, Suite 1001, New York, NY 10004-2614
99 Park Ave., Suite 830, New York, NY 10016
875 3rd Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022
60 Bay Street, 7th Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
2150 Joshuas Path, Suite 301, Hauppauge, NY 11788
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840 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530-2900
75 Broad St, Suite 2120, 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