Top Cold Spring, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
15 Maiden Lane, Suite 508, New York, NY 10038
450 7th Ave, Suite 1304, New York, NY 10123
55 Church Street, Suite 211, White Plains, NY 10601
1399 Franklin Avenue, Suite 201, Garden City, NY 11530
26 Court Street, Suite 314, Brooklyn, NY 11242
400 Madison Ave, Suite 11D, New York, NY 10017
25 Melville Park Rd, Suite 260, Melville, NY 11747
494 8th Ave, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10123
1120 Avenue of the Americas, Fl 4, New York, NY 10036
2 William St, Suite 302, White Plains, NY 10601
99 Park Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016-1506
401 Broadway Ste 306, New York, NY 10013
26 Court St, Ste 603, Brooklyn, NY 11242
61 Broadway Rm 1601, New York, NY 10006
75 Maiden Lane, Suite 907, New York, NY 10038
99 Brookside Avenue, Chester, NY 10918-1033
410 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022
1776 Broadway, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10019
100 Garden City Plaza, Suite 520, Garden City, NY 11530
375 W Main St, Suite 120, Huntington, NY 11743
11 Times Square, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10036
2027 Williamsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY 10461
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004
125 Broad St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10004
304 Park Ave S, New York, NY 10010
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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