Top Brooklyn, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
250 Broadway, Suite 600, New York, NY 10007
840 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530-2900
259 Liberty Ave, Staten Island, NY 10305
350 Broadway, New York, NY 10013
535 5th Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10017
260 Madison Ave, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10016
2150 Joshuas Path, Suite 301, Hauppauge, NY 11788
191 Islip Avenue, Islip, NY 11751
277 Broadway, Suite 1501, New York, NY 10007
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1402 POB 1057, New York, NY 10170
22 Little West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014
16 Court Street, 33rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11241
5 Old Rd, Elmsford, NY 10523
650 Halstead Ave, Suite 201B-1, Mamaroneck, NY 10543-0332
1225 Franklin Ave, #325, Garden City, NY 11530
43 W 43rd St, Suite 160, New York, NY 10036
299 Adelphi St Apt 510, Brooklyn, NY 11205-4643
43 W 43rd St, Suite 452, New York, NY 10036
26 Court St, Ste 603, Brooklyn, NY 11242
1733 Sheepshead Bay Rd, Suite 22, Brooklyn, NY 11235
800 Third Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022
145 Willis Ave, Suite 5, Mineola, NY 11501
305 Broadway, Suite 700, New York, NY 10007
225 Broadway, Suite 1901, New York, NY 10007-3731
356 Meadow Avenue, Newburgh, NY 12550
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