Top Cold Spring, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
45 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10006
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225 Broadway, Suite 2702, New York, NY 10007
125 Bedell Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603-1001
875 3rd Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022
345 7th Ave, Floor 21, New York, NY 10001
550 Grand St, New York, NY 10002
136-20 38th Ave, Suite 9G, Flushing, NY 11354
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11 Broadway, Ste 615, New York, NY 10004
17 State Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10004
1177 Ave of the Americas, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10036
30 E 33rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016
99 Park Ave., Suite 830, New York, NY 10016
100 Ring Road West, Suite 209, Garden City, NY 11530-3219
41 Madison Ave, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10010
118 North Bedford Rd, Suite 100, Mount Kisco, NY 10549
80 Washington St, Suite 100, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
125 Maiden Lane, Suite 5C, New York, NY 10038
14 Wall St, Suite 6B, New York, NY 10005
96 South Ocean Avenue, Patchogue, NY 11772
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519 8th Ave, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10018
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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