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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Chester, NY
172 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
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Sutnick & Sutnick Attorneys at Law has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Chester, New York.
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123-60 83rd Avenue, Suite 1T, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
Law Office of Luke Scardigno helps clients in the Chester area handle cases involving Drug Possession.
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Chester, NY
16 Court Street, Suite 3500, Brooklyn, NY 11241
Getting legal representation for your Drug Possession issue is easier than you think. Let Law Offices of Samuel Gregory P.C. in Chester, New York help you today.
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Chester, NY
521 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1729, New York, NY 10175
Contact The Law Office of Jeffrey Chabrowe in Chester, New York for experienced legal assistance in Drug Possession.
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75 S Broadway, Suite 403, White Plains, NY 10601
5 Penn Plaza, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10001
900 Third Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10022
1345 Ave of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10105
1675 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10019
450 Seventh Ave, Suite 1802, New York, NY 10123
747 Middle Neck Rd, Suite 106, Great Neck, NY 11024
203 E Post Road, White Plains, NY 10601
1177 Avenue of the Americas, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10036-2714
330 Motor Parkway, Suite 304, Hauppauge, NY 11788
90 Merrick Avenue, 9th Floor, East Meadow, NY 11554
26 Court Street, Suite 2306, Brooklyn, NY 11242
55 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
570 Lexington Ave, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10022
101 Park Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10178
10 Bank St., Suite 700, White Plains, NY 10606
60 E 42nd St, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10165
250 Park Avenue, Suite 1508, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10171
287 Bowman Avenue, Suite 404, Purchase, NY 10577
120 Bloomingdale Road, Suite 100, West Harrison, NY 10604
1500 Broadway, Suite 2401, New York, NY 10036
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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