Top Cold Spring, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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305 Broadway 7th Floor, Suite 19, New York, NY 10007
26 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10004
13 East Carver Street, Huntington, NY 11743
39 Broadway, Suite 1910, New York, NY 10006
201 E 25th St, Apt 5G, New York, NY 10010
777 Third Avenue, Suite 2400, New York, NY 10017
1200 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 360, Hauppauge, NY 11788
291 Broadway, 17 Floor, New York, NY 10007
560 Broadhollow Rd, Suite 303, Melville, NY 11747
485 Madison Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10022
26 Court St, Suite 2103, Brooklyn, NY 11242
32 Broadway, Suite 412, New York, NY 10004
444 Madison Avenue, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10022
140 Grand St, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
2 Park Ave, 20th Floor, Suite 2058, New York, NY 10016
217 Broadway, Suite 300, New York, NY 10007
245 Main Street, Suite 410, White Plains, NY 10601
1345 Ave of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
1500 Broadway, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10036
390 Madison Ave, Floor 12, New York, NY 10017
36 North Plank Road, Newburgh, NY 12550
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 915, New York, NY 10170
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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