Top East Setauket, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
8 E Main St, Bay Shore, NY 11706
110 W 40th St, Ste 1900, New York, NY 10018
565 5th Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10017
1022 Avenue P, Brooklyn, NY 11223
245 Main Street, Suite 410, White Plains, NY 10601
353 Lexington Ave, Suite 900, New York, NY 10016
550 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 502, Harrison, NY 10528
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 111, White Plains, NY 10603
32 Broadway, Suite 412, New York, NY 10004
3 Dakota Dr, Suie 300, New Hyde Park, NY 11042
99 Park Ave, Suite 2600, New York, NY 10016
2 Park Ave, 20th Floor, Suite 2058, New York, NY 10016
65 West 90th Street, Apt. 24B, New York, NY 10024
111 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10006
44 Court St, Suite 918, Brooklyn, NY 11201
99 Madison Ave, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10016
97 Argyll Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10804
150 Motor Pkwy, Suite 119, Hauppauge, NY 11788
131 W 35th St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001
125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004-2498
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10036-7703
38-17 52nd St, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY 11104
1110 South Ave., Staten Island, NY 10314
1180 Ave of the Americas, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10036
100 Jericho Quadrangle, Jericho, NY 11753
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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