Top Brooklyn, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
26 Court Street, Suite 1200, Brooklyn, NY 11242
1120 Sixth Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036
711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
7621 13th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11228
198A Rogers Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225
139 Fulton Street, Suite 801, New York, NY 10038
800 Third Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022
39 Broadway, Suite 1910, New York, NY 10006
99 Park Ave, PH / 26th Floor, New York, NY 10016
1733 Sheepshead Bay Rd, Suite 22, Brooklyn, NY 11235
305 Broadway, Suite 700, New York, NY 10007
140 Broadway, Suite 4610, New York, NY 10005-1108
350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118
44 Court Street, Suite 1217, Brooklyn, NY 11201
182A 26th St, Suite 2R, Brooklyn, NY 11232
115 Broadway, Suite 1704, New York, NY 10006
104 W 40th St, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10018
1185 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
405 Lexington Ave, 46th Floor, New York, NY 10174
1639 Centre St, Ste 216, Ridgewood, NY 11385
33 Nassau Avenue, Suite 67, New York, NY 11222
PO Box 696, Babylon, NY 11702
485 Madison Avenue, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10022
PO Box 12, South Jamesport, NY 11970
225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
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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