Top East Hills, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
700 White Plains Road, Suite 237, Scarsdale, NY 10583
666 Old Country Road, Suite 509A, Mineola, NY 11530
85 W Main St., Bay Shore, NY 11706
863 Islip Ave, Central Islip, NY 11722
479 Merrick Rd., Lynbrook, NY 11563-2405
100 Broadhollow Rd, Ste 100, Farmingdale, NY 11735
1177 Avenue of the Americas, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10036-2714
150 Motor Parkway, Suite 401, Hauppauge, NY 11788
5 Penn Plaza, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10001
347 5th Avenue, Suite 1402, New York, NY 10016
290 Broadhollow Road, Suite 305, Melville, NY 11747
143 Willis Ave, Mineola, NY 11501
90 Broad St, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10004
353 Lexington Ave, Suite 900, New York, NY 10016
565 5th Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10017
666 Old Country Road, Suite 501, Garden City, NY 11530
65 West 90th Street, Apt. 24B, New York, NY 10024
950 3rd Ave, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10022
230 Park Ave, Suite 300, New York, NY 10169
233 Broadway, Suite 2340, New York, NY 10279
55 Broadway, Bond Collective, 3rd FL, Suite 412, New York, NY 10006
233 Broadway, Ste 2340, New York, NY 10279
233 Broadway, Suite 705, New York, NY 10279
11835 Queens Blvd, Suite 940, Forest Hills, NY 11375
110 W 40th St, Ste 1900, New York, NY 10018
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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