Top Commack, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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140 Main St, Goshen, NY 10924
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49 W 37th St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10018
177 Wadsworth Ave, New York, NY 10033
111 Broadway Rm 1706, New York, NY 10006
90 Broad St, Suite 601, New York, NY 10004
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1114 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
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222 Bloomingdale Rd, Ste 301, White Plains, NY 10605
84 Front St, Sutie F, Port Jervis, NY 12771
105-15 Metropolitan Avenue, Forest Hills, NY 11375
30 E 33rd St, 6TH FLOOR, New York, NY 10016
201 E 25th St, Apt 5G, New York, NY 10010
300 Cadman Plaza W, 12th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
15 Maiden Lane, Suite 508, New York, NY 10038
139 Fulton St, Suite 801, New York, NY 10038
43 W 43rd St, Suite 160, New York, NY 10036
250 Broadway, Suite 600, New York, NY 10007
32 Court Street, Suite 408, Brooklyn, NY 11201
195 Montague Street, Suite 1419, 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