Top Brooklyn, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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111 John Street, Suite 640, New York, NY 10038
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510 Haight Avenue, Suite 202, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
1180 Ave of the Americas, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10036
1115 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10010
225 Dolson Ave Ste 206, Middletown, NY 10940
100 Garden City Plaza, Suite 520, Garden City, NY 11530
300 Cadman Plaza West, 12th Floor, Office 12104, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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277 Broadway, Suite 1501, New York, NY 10007
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275 Madison Ave, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10016
99 Park Ave, PH / 26th Floor, New York, NY 10016
33 Mott Street, Suite 16, New York, NY 10013
147 W 25th St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001
1251 Avenue of the Americas, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10020
44 Court St, Suite 1207, Brooklyn, NY 11201
26 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
1185 Ave of the Americas, Floor 3, New York, NY 10036
226 7th St Ste 302, Garden City, NY 11530
375 W Main St, Suite 120, Huntington, NY 11743
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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