Top Chester, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
45 Broadway, Suite 3010, New York, NY 10006
40 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 300, Great Neck, NY 11021
1225 Franklin Ave, #325, Garden City, NY 11530
81 Main Street, Suite 112, White Plains, NY 10601
60 Bay Street, 7th Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
1393 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 312 North, Hauppauge, NY 11788
One Grand Central Place, 60 East 42nd Street, 37th FL, New York, NY 10065
150 East 58th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10155
1025 Westchester Avenue, Suite 301, White Plains, NY 10604
350 Broadway, New York, NY 10013
48 Academy St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
1399 Franklin Avenue, Suite 201, Garden City, NY 11530
570 Taxter Road, Suite 550, Elmsford, NY 10523
650 Halstead Ave, Suite 201B-1, Mamaroneck, NY 10543-0332
2150 Joshuas Path, Suite 301, Hauppauge, NY 11788
25 Melville Park Rd, Suite 260, Melville, NY 11747
191 Islip Avenue, Islip, NY 11751
330 Madison Ave, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10017
551 Fifth Ave, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10176
1110 South Ave, Suite 33, Staten Island, NY 10314
148 S Liberty Dr, Stony Point, NY 10980-2321
2027 Williamsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY 10461
441 Lexington Ave, Suite 504, New York, NY 10017
9003 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11209
299 Adelphi St Apt 510, Brooklyn, NY 11205-4643
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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