Top East Massapequa, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
306 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201-5125
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20 Vesey Stree, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
350 Broadway, Suite 1201, New York, NY 10003
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90 Broad St, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10004
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175 Greenwich St, 55th Floor, New York, NY 10007
101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178-0060
22 Vanderbilt Ave, 335 Madison Ave Fl 23, New York, NY 10017
136-20 38th Ave, Suite 9G, Flushing, NY 11354
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30 Wall St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10005-2219
299 Broadway, Suite 1803, New York, NY 10007
15 Fisher Lane, Suite 200, White Plains, NY 10603
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East Massapequa 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