Top Chester, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
350 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Commack, NY 11725
138 Mineola Blvd., Mineola, NY 11501
99 Brookside Avenue, Chester, NY 10918-1033
50 Broad St, Ste 1609, New York, NY 10004
50 Main St, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
107 North Main Street, New City, NY 10956
14 Washington Ave, Brentwood, NY 11717
1 State Street Plaza, New York, NY 10004
11835 Queens Blvd, Suite 940, Forest Hills, NY 11375
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40 Wall St, 50th Floor, New York, NY 10005
88 Pine St, Suite 2450, New York, NY 10005
99 Park Ave, Suite 810, New York, NY 10016
204-04 Hillside Avenue, 2nd Floor, Hollis, NY 11423
1393 Veterans Memorial Highway, #101s, Hauppauge, NY 11788
111 Broadway, Suite 707, New York, NY 10006
1120 Avenue of the Americas, Fl 4, New York, NY 10036
410 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022
1776 Broadway, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10019
31-19 Newtown Avenue, Suite 500, Astoria, NY 11102
40 Fulton Street, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10038
65 Gleneida Ave, Carmel, NY 10512
401 Broadway Ste 306, New York, NY 10013
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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