Top Cross River, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
260 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016
75 Maiden Lane, Suite 603, New York, NY 10038-4826
299 Broadway, Suite 1405, New York, NY 10007
1 Liberty Plz, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
65 Broadway, Suite 1005, New York, NY 10006
585 Stewart Avenue, Suite L-16, Garden City, NY 11530
99 Park Ave, Suite 2600, New York, NY 10016
65 West 90th Street, Apt. 24B, New York, NY 10024
170 Old Country Road, Suite 508, Mineola, NY 11501
375 Park Ave, Suite 2607, New York, NY 10152
353 Lexington Ave, Suite 900, New York, NY 10016
565 5th Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10017
3135 Johnson Ave, Ste 7D, Bronx, NY 10463
230 Park Ave, Suite 300, New York, NY 10169
199 Main Street, Suite 801, White Plains, NY 10601
1 Huntington Quadrangle, Suite 1S04, Melville, NY 11747
475 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022
48 Wall Street, Floor 11, New York, NY 10005
17 Squadron Blvd, Suite 401, New City, NY 10956
300 Old Country Road, Suite 341, Mineola, NY 11501
43 W 43rd St, Suite 174, New York, NY 10036
98-20 Metropolitan Ave, Suite 3, Forest Hills, NY 11375
171 Madison Ave, Suite 305, New York, NY 10016
950 Third Ave, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
320 Old Country Road, Suite 103, Garden City, NY 11530
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