Top Brooklyn, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
275 Madison Ave, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10016
815 Route 211 East, Middletown, NY 10941
165 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
25 Main St, PO Box 386, Goshen, NY 10924
2 Court Square, Suite CLW, Long Island City, NY 11101
52 Duane St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10007
1180 Ave of the Americas, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10036
350 5th Avenue, Suite 4020, Manhattan, NY 10118
490 Wheeler Rd, Suite 270, Hauppauge, NY 11788
60 E. 42nd Street, Suite 1400, New York, NY 10165
163-09 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11358
241 Ave of the Americas, Suite 14 E, New York, NY 10014
366 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10017
34 Grove St, Middletown, NY 10940
3 Times Sq, New York, NY 10036-7703
888 7th Ave, 38th Floor, New York, NY 10106
499 Route 304, New City, NY 10956
260 Madison Ave, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
261 Madison Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
61 Broadway, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10006
330 7th Ave, Suite 1402, New York, NY 10001
140 Grand Street, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
666 5th Ave, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10103
811 W Jericho Turnpike, Suite 101W, Smithtown, NY 11787
11 Broadway, Ste 615, 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