Top East Hampton, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1122 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530
100 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 208, Jericho, NY 11753
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50 Main St, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
1 State Street Plaza, New York, NY 10004
222 Bloomingdale Rd, Ste 301, White Plains, NY 10605
1177 Avenue of the Americas, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10036
136-20 38th Ave, Suite 9G, Flushing, NY 11354
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1065 Stewart Ave, Suite 210, Bethpage, NY 11714
31 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019
810 7th Ave, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10019
225 Broadway, Suite 2702, New York, NY 10007
147 Prince St, Suite 238, Brooklyn, NY 11201
295 5th Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
100 Ring Road West, Suite 209, Garden City, NY 11530-3219
546 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10036
118 North Bedford Rd, Suite 100, Mount Kisco, NY 10549
100 Old Country Rd, Suite 103, New York, NY 11501
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100 Garden City Plaza, suite 203, Garden City, NY 11530
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East Hampton 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