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1025 Westchester Ave, Suite 106, White Plains, NY 10604
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950 Third Avenue, Eleventh Floor, New York, NY 10022
745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 500, New York, NY 10151
99 Park Ave., Suite 830, New York, NY 10016
11 Broadway, Ste 615, New York, NY 10004
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
963 Route 6, Mahopac, NY 10541
488 Madison Ave, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022
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62 N Main St, St. 301, Florida, NY 10921
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880 3rd Ave, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10022
55 Church Street, Suite 211, White Plains, NY 10601
244 Madison Ave, # 1208, New York, NY 10016
80 Broad Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10004
19 East Main Street, PO Box 3139, Port Jervis, NY 12771
211 Main Street, PO Box 470, Goshen, NY 10924
11835 Queens Blvd, Suite 950, Forest Hills, NY 11375
171 Madison Ave, Suite 305, New York, NY 10016
245 Main St, Suite 420, White Plains, NY 10601
80 Wall Street, Suite 815, New York, NY 10005
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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