Top Cross River, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1639 Centre St, Ste 216, Ridgewood, NY 11385
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233 Broadway, Suite 710, New York, NY 10007
30 Wall St, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10005
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250 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019-9601
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350 Broadway, New York, NY 10013
111 Broadway, # 706, New York, NY 10006
405 Lexington Avenue, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10174
125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004-2498
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10036-7703
73 Gleneida Ave, Carmel, NY 10512
315 Flatbush Ave, Ste 103, Brooklyn, NY 11217
225 East 57th St, Suite 6L, New York, NY 10022
325 Glen Cove Ave, Sea Cliff, NY 11579
201 E 25th St, Apt 5G, New York, NY 10010
1105 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225-5409
118-35 Queens Blvd, Suite 1220, Forest Hills, NY 11375
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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