Top Forest Hills, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1120 Avenue of the Americas, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10036
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Forest Hills, NY
626 East Main Street, Middletown, NY 10940
, New York, NY 10017
299 Broadway, Suite 1400, New York, NY 10007
600 Third Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10016
441 Lexington Ave, Suite 504, New York, NY 10017
1 W Sunrise Hwy, Suite 2C, Freeport, NY 11520
75 S Broadway, Suite 403, White Plains, NY 10601
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Forest Hills, NY
75 S Broadway, Fl 4, White Plains, NY 10601
55 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036-4120
99 Park Ave, Suite 1530, New York, NY 10016
7 Times Square, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10036
479 Merrick Rd., Lynbrook, NY 11563-2405
1325 Avenue of the Americas, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10019
31 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019
1065 Stewart Ave, Suite 210, Bethpage, NY 11714
810 7th Ave, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10019
32 Court Street, Suite 408, Brooklyn, NY 11201
295 5th Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
135 N Water St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
170 Old Country Road, Suite 505, Mineola, NY 11501
685 Third Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10017
139 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
217 Willis Ave, Suite 101, Mineola, NY 11501
244 Madison Ave, # 1208, New York, NY 10016
Forest Hills 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