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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Croton-on-Hudson, NY
75 S Broadway, Fl 4, White Plains, NY 10601
50 Karl Ave, Suite 302, Smithtown, NY 11787
332 Willis Ave, Mineola, NY 11501
250 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10279
50 Main St, Hempstead, NY 11550-4054
7 Times Square, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10036
1345 Ave of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10105
1675 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10019
250 W 55th St, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10019
747 Middle Neck Rd, Suite 106, Great Neck, NY 11024
203 E Post Road, White Plains, NY 10601
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004
570 Lexington Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022
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99 Park Ave., Suite 830, New York, NY 10016
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200 Varick St, Suite 800, New York, NY 10014
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62 William Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10005
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
100 Old Country Rd, Suite 103, New York, NY 11501
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29 Broadway, Suite 1412, New York, NY 10006
14 Washington Ave, Brentwood, NY 11717
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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