Top Centereach, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
170 Old Country Road, Suite 505, Mineola, NY 11501
88 Pine Street, Suite 1900, New York, NY 10005
919 Third Avenue, 39th Floor, New York, NY 10022
9003 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11209
655 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10017
651A Coney Island Ave, Suite 2C, Brooklyn, NY 11218
299 Adelphi St Apt 510, Brooklyn, NY 11205-4643
139 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
30 E 33rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016
580 Fifth Avenue, Suite 606, New York, NY 10036
150 Motor Pkwy, Suite 119, Hauppauge, NY 11788
48 Academy St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118
244 Madison Ave, # 1208, New York, NY 10016
85 E Main Street, Washingtonville, NY 10992
1214 N Country Rd, Stony Brook, NY 11790
140 Fell Court, Suite 305, Hauppauge, NY 11788
111 S Ridge Street, Suite 303, Port Chester, NY 10573
1551 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501-4803
16401 Northern Blvd., Suite 2, Flushing, NY 11358-1755
1400 Old Country Road, Ste 310E, Westbury, NY 11590
1025 Westchester Ave, Suite 106, White Plains, NY 10604
45 Glen Cove Rd, Greenvale, NY 11548
521 5th Ave, 17 Floor, New York, NY 10175
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Centereach 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