Top Centerport, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
122 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10168
355 Post Ave, Suite 204, Westbury, NY 11590-2265
135 N Water St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
1013 Brown St, Peekskill, NY 10566
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004-1490
5 Broadway, Suite 3, Freeport, NY 11520
2150 Joshuas Path, Suite 301, Hauppauge, NY 11788
650 Halstead Ave, Suite 201B-1, Mamaroneck, NY 10543-0332
170 Old Country Road, Suite 505, Mineola, NY 11501
191 Islip Avenue, Islip, NY 11751
651A Coney Island Ave, Suite 2C, Brooklyn, NY 11218
9965 64th Rd, Unit 1d, Rego Park, NY 11374
7707 Parsons Blvd, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
4250 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Holbrook, NY 11741
666 Old Country Road, Suite 501, Garden City, NY 11530
25 Main St, PO Box 386, Goshen, NY 10924
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551 Fifth Ave, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10176
317 Lenox Ave Fl 10th, New York, NY 10027
330 Madison Ave, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10017
556 Peninsula Blvd, Hempstead, NY 11550
815 Route 211 East, Middletown, NY 10941
1110 South Ave, Suite 33, Staten Island, NY 10314
7 Hanover Square, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10004
350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118
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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