Top Commack, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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20 Vesey St, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
29 Broadway, Suite 1412, New York, NY 10006
30 E 33rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016
38-17 52nd St, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY 11104
44 Court St, Suite 918, Brooklyn, NY 11201
26 79th St, Brooklyn, NY 11209
1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036-6797
40 Wall St, Suite 1002, New York, NY 10005
100 Park Avenue, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10017
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14 Wall St, Suite 6B, New York, NY 10005
901 Sheridan Ave, Bronx, NY 10451
101 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10006
22 Vanderbilt Ave, 335 Madison Ave Fl 23, New York, NY 10017
47 W. 47th Street, Suite 6A, New York, NY 10036
26 Court Street, Suite 314, Brooklyn, NY 11242
299 Broadway, Suite 1803, New York, NY 10007
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55 Broadway, Suite 901, New York, NY 10006
103 E 125th St Rm 1102, New York, NY 10035
225 W 34th St., 9th Floor, New York, NY 10122
1675 Broadway, Suite 1810, New York, NY 10019
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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