Top Cross River, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
332 Willis Ave, Mineola, NY 11501
330 Motor Parkway, Suite 304, Hauppauge, NY 11788
50 Main Street, Suite 425, White Plains, NY 10606
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Cross River, NY
356 Meadow Ave, Suite 300, Newburgh, NY 12550-3038
411 Theodore Fremd Ave, Ste 206, Rye, NY 10580
527 Old Country Road, Plainview, NY 11803
888 Grand Concourse, #1-O, Bronx, NY 10451
260 Madison Ave., 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
50 Main St, Hempstead, NY 11550-4054
1441 Broadway, 3rd FL, New York, NY 10018
250 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10279
20 Vesey St, Suite 500, New York, NY 10007
250 Fulton Ave, Suite 340, Hempstead, NY 11550
556 Peninsula Blvd, Hempstead, NY 11550
25 8th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Cross River, NY
1517 Voorhies Ave, 4th floor, Brooklyn, NY 11235
55 Church Street, Suite 211, White Plains, NY 10601
108 Village Sq, Ste 313, Somers, NY 10589
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
1 Metrotech Center, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
90 Broad Street, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
499 Seventh Ave., Suite 12 North, New York, NY 10018
686 Forest Ave, Staten Island, NY 10310
33 Nassau Avenue, Suite 67, New York, NY 11222
225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
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