Top East Quogue, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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488 Madison Ave, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10022
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100 Old Country Rd, Suite 101, Mineola, NY 11501
140 Grand St, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
41 Purdy Avenue, Rye, NY 10580
20 Vesey St, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
29 Broadway, Suite 1412, New York, NY 10006
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
30 E 33rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016
40 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 300, Great Neck, NY 11021
53 Route 17K, Suite 4, Newburgh, NY 12550
4 Brower Ave, Ste 3, Woodmere, NY 11598
97 Argyll Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10804
1120 Sixth Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036
1025 Westchester Avenue, Suite 301, White Plains, NY 10604
300 Westage Business Center Drive, Suite 390, Fishkill, NY 12524
605 Third Avenue, Suite 2300, New York, NY 10158
1399 Franklin Avenue, Suite 201, Garden City, NY 11530
150 East 58th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10155
25 Melville Park Rd, Suite 260, Melville, NY 11747
217 Woodbury Road, #497, Woodbury, NY 11797-6020
55 Church Street, Suite 211, White Plains, NY 10601
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East Quogue 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