Top Commack, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1000 Franklin Ave, Suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530
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863 Islip Ave, Central Islip, NY 11722
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570 Lexington Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022
306 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201-5125
1225 Franklin Avenue, Suite 325, Garden City, NY 11530
20 Vesey Stree, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
7 Times Square, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10036
150 Motor Parkway, Suite 401, Hauppauge, NY 11788
55 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
666 Old Country Road, Suite 509A, Mineola, NY 11530
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45 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10006
90 Broad St, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10004
90 Merrick Ave, Suite 700, East Meadow, NY 11554
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004
330 Motor Parkway, Suite 304, Hauppauge, NY 11788
143 Willis Ave, Mineola, NY 11501
30-97 Steinway St, Suite 301-A, Astoria, NY 11103
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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