Top Fishkill, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1200 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 360, Hauppauge, NY 11788
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13 East Carver Street, Huntington, NY 11743
140 Grand St, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
26 Court St, Suite 2103, Brooklyn, NY 11242
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10112-4498
7 Times Square, New York, NY 10036
200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166-0193
245 Main Street, Suite 410, White Plains, NY 10601
40 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 300, Great Neck, NY 11021
32 Broadway, Suite 412, New York, NY 10004
2 Park Ave, 20th Floor, Suite 2058, New York, NY 10016
300 Old Country Road, Suite 241, Mineola, NY 11501-4112
111 John Street, Suite 640, New York, NY 10038
131 W 35th St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001
295 5th Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
99 Park Ave, PH / 26th Floor, New York, NY 10016
5 Waller Avenue, Suite 200, White Plains, NY 10601
125-10 Queens Blvd, Suite 323, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
199 Main Street, Suite 801, White Plains, NY 10601
48 Wall Street, Floor 11, New York, NY 10005
1100 Franklin Avenue, Suite 305, Garden City, NY 11530
225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
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Fishkill 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