Top Chester, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1675 Broadway, Suite 1810, New York, NY 10019
1492 Victory Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
217 Willis Ave, Suite 101, Mineola, NY 11501
519 8th Ave, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10018
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489 5th Ave, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10017
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004-1490
350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118
730 3rd Ave, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10017
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589 8th Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10018
14 Pennsylvania Plaza, Suite 814, New York, NY 10122
17 State Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10004
875 3rd Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022
80 Broad Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10004
50 Main Street, White Plains, NY 10606-190
100 Garden City Plaza, #400, Garden City, NY 11530
325 Broadway, Suite 505, New York, NY 10007
261 Madison Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
885 2nd Ave, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10017
230 Park Ave, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10169
800 Third Ave, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
1350 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10019
226 7th St Ste 302, Garden City, NY 11530
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Chester 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