Top Fishkill, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
10 Bank St., Suite 700, White Plains, NY 10606
45 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10006
250 Park Avenue, Suite 1508, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10171
287 Bowman Avenue, Suite 404, Purchase, NY 10577
350 Broadway, Suite 1201, New York, NY 10003
570 Lexington Ave, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10022
120 Bloomingdale Road, Suite 100, West Harrison, NY 10604
347 5th Avenue, Suite 1402, New York, NY 10016
108-15 Crossbay Blvd, Queens, NY 11417
332 Willis Ave, Mineola, NY 11501
50 Main Street, Suite 425, White Plains, NY 10606
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004
99 Park Ave, Suite 1530, New York, NY 10016
330 Motor Parkway, Suite 304, Hauppauge, NY 11788
45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111-0100
16 Court St, Suite 2000, Brooklyn, NY 11241
1155 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2400, New York, NY 10036
888 Grand Concourse, #1-O, Bronx, NY 10451
50 Main St, Hempstead, NY 11550-4054
250 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10279
411 Theodore Fremd Ave, Ste 206, Rye, NY 10580
20 Vesey St, Suite 500, New York, NY 10007
250 Fulton Ave, Suite 340, Hempstead, NY 11550
527 Old Country Road, Plainview, NY 11803
260 Madison Ave., 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
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