Top Commack, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
630 5th Ave, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10111
55 Broadway, Bond Collective, 3rd FL, Suite 412, New York, NY 10006
140 Broadway, Suite 2450, New York, NY 10005
245 Main St, Suite 420, White Plains, NY 10601
171 Madison Ave, Suite 305, New York, NY 10016
73 Gleneida Ave, Carmel, NY 10512
315 Flatbush Ave, Ste 103, Brooklyn, NY 11217
1105 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225-5409
295 5th Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
118-35 Queens Blvd, Suite 1220, Forest Hills, NY 11375
One Battery Park Plaza, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10004
354 Veterans Hwy, Suite 7, Commack, NY 11725
550 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 502, Harrison, NY 10528
111 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10006
5 Waller Avenue, Suite 200, White Plains, NY 10601
217 Broadway, Suite 707, New York, NY 10007
997 Waverly Ave, Holtsville, NY 11742
150 Grand St., White Plains, NY 10601-4821
420 Central Ave, Suite 301, Cedarhurst, NY 11516
12510 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens, NY 11415-1519
25 Eighth Ave, Suite C, Brooklyn, NY 11217
300 Cadman Plaza W, 12th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
1022 Avenue P, Brooklyn, NY 11223
32 Court Street, Suite 408, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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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