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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving East Patchogue, NY
825 Veterans Highway, Hauppauge, NY 11788
100 Motor Pkwy, Suite 300, Hauppauge, NY 11788
410 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022
75 Broad St, Suite 2120, New York, NY 10004
250 Broadway, Suite 600, New York, NY 10007
901 Sheridan Ave, Bronx, NY 10451
101 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10006
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
103 E 125th St Rm 1102, New York, NY 10035
5 Hanover Square, Suite 1001, New York, NY 10004-2614
995 Main Street, Fishkill, NY 12524
170 Old Country Rd, Mineola, NY 11501
546 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10036
43 W 43rd St, Suite 452, New York, NY 10036
100 Garden City Plaza, suite 203, Garden City, NY 11530
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving East Patchogue, NY
One Rockefeller Plaza, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10020
42-40 bell boulevard, Suite 302, Bayside, NY 11361
80 Bay Street Landing, Suite 7J, Staten Island, NY 10301
100 Old Country Rd, Suite 103, New York, NY 11501
40 Fulton St, FL 17, New York, NY 10038-5077
111 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10006
41 Purdy Avenue, Rye, NY 10580
145 Willis Ave, Suite 5, Mineola, NY 11501
260 Madison Ave, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10016
52 Duane St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10007
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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