Top Brooklyn, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
306 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201-5125
50 Main St, Hempstead, NY 11550-4054
250 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10279
350 Broadway, Suite 1201, New York, NY 10003
One World Trade Center, Suite 8529, New York, NY 10007
347 5th Avenue, Suite 1402, New York, NY 10016
350 Broadway, Suite 1207, New York, NY 10013
30-97 Steinway St, Suite 301-A, Astoria, NY 11103
700 White Plains Road, Suite 237, Scarsdale, NY 10583
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004
Westchester Financial Center, 50 Main Street, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004
863 Islip Ave, Central Islip, NY 11722
1 State Street Plaza, New York, NY 10004
55-21 69th St., Floor 2, Maspeth, NY 11378
1 N Broadway, Suite 412, White Plains, NY 10601
11835 Queens Blvd, Ste 940, Forest Hills, NY 11375
919 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022-3921
1492 Victory Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
177 Wadsworth Ave, New York, NY 10033
1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1001
15 Maiden Lane, Suite 508, New York, NY 10038
354 Veterans Hwy, Suite 7, Commack, NY 11725
139 Fulton St, Suite 801, New York, NY 10038
1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1095
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