Top Brooklyn, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1114 Avenue of the Americas, The Grace Building, New York, NY 10036
1500 Broadway, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10036
45 Glen Cove Rd, Greenvale, NY 11548
390 Madison Ave, Floor 12, New York, NY 10017
305 Broadway, Suite 210, New York, NY 10007
20 Vesey St, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
38-08 Union St, Suite 12B, Flushing, NY 11354
1400 Old Country Road, Ste 310E, Westbury, NY 11590
666 Old Country Rd Ste 501, Garden City, NY 11530
630 5th Ave, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10111
225 East 57th St, Suite 6L, New York, NY 10022
4216 Merrick Rd, Massapequa, NY 11758
50 Broad St, Ste 1609, New York, NY 10004
140 Fell Court, Suite 305, Hauppauge, NY 11788
1 State Street Plaza, New York, NY 10004
325 Glen Cove Ave, Sea Cliff, NY 11579
40 Wall St, 50th Floor, New York, NY 10005
50 Main St, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
377 Broadway, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10013-3907
370 Lexington Ave, Suite 505, New York, NY 10017
17 State Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10004
142 W 57th St, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10019
500 Fifth Avenue, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10110
875 3rd Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022
1177 Ave of the Americas, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10036
Brooklyn Drug Possession Information
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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