Top East Meadow, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1345 Ave of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
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390 Madison Ave, Floor 12, New York, NY 10017
99 Madison Ave, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10016
4250 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Holbrook, NY 11741
745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 500, New York, NY 10151
125 Maiden Lane, Suite 5C, New York, NY 10038
200 I. U. Willets Road, Albertson, NY 11507
28 W 44th St Ste 919, New York, NY 10036
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45 Main St, Suite 206, Brooklyn, NY 11201
250 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019-9601
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40 Exchange Place, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10005
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 111, White Plains, NY 10603
233 Broadway, Suite 2348, New York, NY 10279
125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004-2498
111 John St, Ste 1615, New York, NY 10038
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10036-7703
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
20 Vanderventer Ave., Suite 103W, Port Washington, NY 11050
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600 Old Country Rd Rm 530, Garden City, NY 11530
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East Meadow 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