Top Carmel, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
81 Main Street, Suite 112, White Plains, NY 10601
45 Broadway, Suite 3010, New York, NY 10006
515 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022
40 Wall Street, 53rd Floor, New York, NY 10005
111 John Street, Suite 640, New York, NY 10038
885 2nd Ave, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10017
150 East 58th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10155
80 8th Ave, Fl 8, New York, NY 10011
244 Madison Ave, # 1208, New York, NY 10016
605 Third Avenue, Suite 2300, New York, NY 10158
300 Old Country Road, Suite 341, Mineola, NY 11501
1399 Franklin Avenue, Suite 201, Garden City, NY 11530
950 Third Ave, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
61 Broadway Rm 1601, New York, NY 10006
99 Brookside Avenue, Chester, NY 10918-1033
111 Broadway, Suite 1505, New York, NY 10006
30 Wall St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10005-2219
123 William St Fl 15th, New York, NY 10038
27 Union Square West, Suite 307, New York, NY 10003
225 Broadway, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10007-3082
494 8th Ave, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10123
111 Broadway, Suite 1406, New York, NY 10006
1120 Avenue of the Americas, Fl 4, New York, NY 10036
274 Madison Ave, Rm 1401, New York, NY 10016
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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