Top Commack, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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950 Third Avenue, Eleventh Floor, New York, NY 10022
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11 Broadway, Ste 615, New York, NY 10004
99 Madison Ave, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10016
260 Madison Ave, Floor 22, New York, NY 10016
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488 Madison Ave, Room 1120, New York, NY 10022
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1301 Ave of the Americas, Floor 13, New York, NY 10019-6119
546 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10036
47 W. 47th Street, Suite 6A, New York, NY 10036
80 Pine Street, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10005
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100 Park Avenue, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10017
250 Park Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10177-0799
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Commack Drug Possession Information
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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