Top Far Rockaway, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
200 Park Ave, New York, NY 10017
101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178-0061
1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2310, New York, NY 10020
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Far Rockaway, NY
200 Varick St, Suite 800, New York, NY 10014
20 Vesey St Rm 1200, New York, NY 10007
235 Main St, White Plains, NY 10601
230 Park Ave, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10169
138 Mineola Blvd., Mineola, NY 11501
50 Main Street, White Plains, NY 10606-190
14 Washington Ave, Brentwood, NY 11717
260 Madison Avenue, 21st FL, New York, NY 10016-2400
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Far Rockaway, NY
29 W 30th St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10001
62 William Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10005
26 Court St, Suite 2103, Brooklyn, NY 11242
305 Broadway 7th Floor, Suite 19, New York, NY 10007
13 East Carver Street, Huntington, NY 11743
291 Broadway, 17 Floor, New York, NY 10007
1200 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 360, Hauppauge, NY 11788
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 915, New York, NY 10170
110 W 40th St, Suite 1003, New York, NY 10018
666 Old Country Rd, Garden City, NY 11530
2 Park Ave, 20th Floor, Suite 2058, New York, NY 10016
99 Madison Ave, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10016
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Far Rockaway 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