Top Brooklyn, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1441 Broadway, 3rd FL, New York, NY 10018
16 Court St, Suite 2000, Brooklyn, NY 11241
605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158
570 Lexington Ave, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10022
953 Franklin Avenue, Suite 100, Garden City, NY 11530
711 Third Avenue, Suite 1900, New York, NY 10017
332 Willis Ave, Mineola, NY 11501
108-15 Crossbay Blvd, Queens, NY 11417
250 Fulton Ave, Suite 340, Hempstead, NY 11550
626 East Main Street, Middletown, NY 10940
176 Lexington Ave, Suite O, New York, NY 10016
50 Karl Ave, Suite 302, Smithtown, NY 11787
306 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201-5125
100 Ring Road West, Suite 209, Garden City, NY 11530-3219
118 North Bedford Rd, Suite 100, Mount Kisco, NY 10549
30 Wall Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10005
815 Route 211 East, Middletown, NY 10941
275 Madison Ave, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10016
25 Main St, PO Box 386, Goshen, NY 10924
2 Court Square, Suite CLW, Long Island City, NY 11101
26 79th St, Brooklyn, NY 11209
2 William St, Suite 302, White Plains, NY 10601
47 W. 47th Street, Suite 6A, New York, NY 10036
55 Broadway, Suite 901, New York, NY 10006
225 W 34th St., 9th Floor, New York, NY 10122
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