Top East Fishkill, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036-6797
55 Broadway, Suite 901, New York, NY 10006
140 Fell Court, Suite 305, Hauppauge, NY 11788
100 Park Avenue, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10017
40 Wall St, Suite 1002, New York, NY 10005
1155 Avenues of the Americas, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10036
305 Broadway, Suite 210, New York, NY 10007
1400 Old Country Road, Ste 310E, Westbury, NY 11590
626 RXR Plaza, West Tower 6th Floor, Uniondale, NY 11556
489 5th Ave, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10017
666 Old Country Rd Ste 501, Garden City, NY 11530
435 Montauk Hwy, West Islip, NY 11795
38-08 Union St, Suite 12B, Flushing, NY 11354
61 Broadway, Suite 2780, New York, NY 10006
1675 Broadway, Suite 1810, New York, NY 10019
1114 Avenue of the Americas, The Grace Building, New York, NY 10036
20 Vesey St, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
145 Willis Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501
519 8th Ave, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10018
9 East 40th St, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10016
4216 Merrick Rd, Massapequa, NY 11758
1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2800, New York, NY 10020
1675 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10019
630 5th Ave, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10111
101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178-0060
East Fishkill 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