Top Flushing, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
75 Maiden Lane, Suite 603, New York, NY 10038-4826
250 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019-9601
488 Madison Ave, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10022
147 W 25th St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001
1500 Broadway, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10036
390 Madison Ave, Floor 12, New York, NY 10017
55-21 69th St., Floor 2, Maspeth, NY 11378
40 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 300, Great Neck, NY 11021
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10036-7703
80 Wall Street, Suite 815, New York, NY 10005
45 Main St, Suite 206, Brooklyn, NY 11201
1492 Victory Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
11835 Queens Blvd, Ste 940, Forest Hills, NY 11375
177 Wadsworth Ave, New York, NY 10033
370 Lexington Ave, Suite 505, New York, NY 10017
210 Main St, Goshen, NY 10924
131 W 35th St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001
15 Maiden Lane, Suite 508, New York, NY 10038
125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004-2498
17 Squadron Blvd, Suite 401, New City, NY 10956
125 Park Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10017
260 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016
499 Route 304, New City, NY 10956
666 5th Ave, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10103
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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