Top East Northport, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1200 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 360, Hauppauge, NY 11788
488 Madison Ave, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022
560 Broadhollow Rd, Suite 303, Melville, NY 11747
2094 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10032
13 East Carver Street, Huntington, NY 11743
26 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
708 Third Avenue, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10017
61 Broadway Rm 1601, New York, NY 10006
75 Maiden Lane, Suite 907, New York, NY 10038
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving East Northport, NY
29 W 30th St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10001
1155 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
410 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022
245 Main Street, Suite 410, White Plains, NY 10601
36 North Plank Road, Newburgh, NY 12550
32 Broadway, Suite 412, New York, NY 10004
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825 Veterans Highway, Hauppauge, NY 11788
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 300, New York, NY 10170
233 Broadway, Ste 2340, New York, NY 10279
233 Broadway, Suite 705, New York, NY 10279
1776 Broadway, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10019
148 S Liberty Dr, Stony Point, NY 10980-2321
2 Park Ave, 20th Floor, Suite 2058, New York, NY 10016
901 Sheridan Ave, Bronx, NY 10451
111 Broadway, Suite 1401, New York, NY 10006
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East Northport 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