Top Brooklyn, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1110 South Ave, Suite 33, Staten Island, NY 10314
28 W 44th St Ste 919, New York, NY 10036
25 8th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
199 Water Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10038
356 Meadow Avenue, Newburgh, NY 12550
560 Broadhollow Road, Suite 303, Melville, NY 11747
1 Little W 12th Street, New York, NY 10014
40 Fulton Street, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10038
556 Peninsula Blvd, Hempstead, NY 11550
31-19 Newtown Avenue, Suite 500, Astoria, NY 11102
500 Fifth Avenue, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10110
147 W 25th St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001
1270 Ave of the Americas, Suite 816, New York, NY 10020
12 E 49th St, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10017
1517 Voorhies Ave, 4th floor, Brooklyn, NY 11235
1155 Avenue of the Americas, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10036
950 Third Ave, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
300 Old Country Road, Suite 341, Mineola, NY 11501
75 Broad St, Suite 2120, New York, NY 10004
546 5th Ave, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10036
209 NY-32, Central Valley, NY 10917
320 Old Country Road, Suite 103, Garden City, NY 11530
488 Madison Ave, Room 1120, New York, NY 10022
11 Market Street, Suite 205, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-3179
123 William St Fl 15th, New York, NY 10038
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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