Top Chester, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118
170 Old Country Road, Suite 505, Mineola, NY 11501
600 Third Avenue, 42nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
139 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
30 E 33rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016
217 Willis Ave, Suite 101, Mineola, NY 11501
711 Third Avenue, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10017
1 Old Country Rd, Suite 320, Carle Place, NY 11514
44 Court St, Suite 918, Brooklyn, NY 11201
250 Park Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10177-0799
589 8th Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10018
48 Wall St, Suite 1100, New York, NY 10005
38-17 52nd St, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY 11104
1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
500 Fifth Avenue, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10110
17 State Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10004
80 Washington St, Suite 100, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
99 Park Ave., Suite 830, New York, NY 10016
875 3rd Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
1177 Ave of the Americas, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10036
107 North Main Street, New City, NY 10956
811 W Jericho Turnpike, Suite 101W, Smithtown, NY 11787
11 Broadway, Ste 615, New York, NY 10004
1370 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, NY 11556
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