Top Buffalo, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
200 Delaware Ave, Suite 1200, Buffalo, NY 14202-2150
155 Summer Street, Buffalo, NY 14222
The Guaranty Building, Suite 100, 140 Pearl Street, Buffalo, NY 14202-4040
424 Main St, Suite 1300, Buffalo, NY 14202
70 Niagara Street, Third Floor, Buffalo, NY 14202
43 Court Street, 930 Convention Tower, Buffalo, NY 14202
403 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
16 Bidwell Pkwy, Buffalo, NY 14222
290 Main Street, Suite 400, Buffalo, NY 14202
295 Main St., Room 468, Buffalo, NY 14203
484 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14202
1600 Main Place Tower, 350 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202
215 Hampshire St, Buffalo, NY 14213-2021
484 Delaware Ave, Suite 201, Buffalo, NY 14202
43 Court St., Suite 800, Buffalo, NY 14202
484 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY 14202
21 Princeton Pl, Suite 105, Orchard Park, NY 14127
168 Robinson Street, North Tonawanda, NY 14120
3407 Delaware Ave, Suite 257, Kenmore, NY 14217
107 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1366, Buffalo, NY 14202-2904
390 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222
181 Franklin St, Ste 300, Buffalo, NY 14202
484 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14202-1304
97 Lake St, Hamburg, NY 14075
3099 William St, Buffalo, NY 14227
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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