Top Fishkill, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
450 7th Ave, Suite 1901, New York, NY 10123
350 Motor Pkwy, Suite 308, Hauppauge, NY 11788
111 Broadway, Suite 1205, New York, NY 10006
1424 Zerega Ave, Bronx, NY 10462-5410
306 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201-5125
50 Main St, Hempstead, NY 11550-4054
250 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10279
330 Motor Parkway, Suite 304, Hauppauge, NY 11788
250 Fulton Ave, Suite 340, Hempstead, NY 11550
Westchester Financial Center, 50 Main Street, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
600 Third Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10016
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004
7 Times Square, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10036
11835 Queens Blvd, Suite 940, Forest Hills, NY 11375
1325 Avenue of the Americas, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10019
260 Madison Ave, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
125 Bedell Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603-1001
1110 South Avenue, Suite 21, Staten Island, NY 10314
1177 Avenue of the Americas, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10036
810 7th Ave, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10019
20 Vanderventer Ave., Suite 103W, Port Washington, NY 11050
254 36th St, Suite C659, Brooklyn, NY 11232
646 Main Street, Port Jefferson, NY 11777
1065 Stewart Ave, Suite 210, Bethpage, NY 11714
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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