Top Cross River, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
20 Vesey St Rm 1200, New York, NY 10007
55 Church Street, Suite 211, White Plains, NY 10601
14 Washington Ave, Brentwood, NY 11717
138 Mineola Blvd., Mineola, NY 11501
99 Brookside Avenue, Chester, NY 10918-1033
61 Broadway Rm 1601, New York, NY 10006
55-21 69th St., Floor 2, Maspeth, NY 11378
11835 Queens Blvd, Suite 950, Forest Hills, NY 11375
1120 Avenue of the Americas, Fl 4, New York, NY 10036
245 Main St, Suite 420, White Plains, NY 10601
494 8th Ave, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10123
171 Madison Ave, Suite 305, New York, NY 10016
1776 Broadway, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10019
177 Wadsworth Ave, New York, NY 10033
11835 Queens Blvd, Ste 940, Forest Hills, NY 11375
401 Broadway Ste 306, New York, NY 10013
1492 Victory Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
354 Veterans Hwy, Suite 7, Commack, NY 11725
62 William Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10005
666 Old Country Road, Suite 305, Garden City, NY 11530
88 Pine St, Suite 2450, New York, NY 10005
16 Court St Ste 3301, Brooklyn, NY 11241
15 Maiden Lane, Suite 508, New York, NY 10038
29 Broadway, Suite 1412, New York, NY 10006
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Cross River 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