Top Franklin Square, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
44 Court St, Suite 918, Brooklyn, NY 11201
250 Vesey St, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10281
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2 Wall Street, Suite 310, New York, NY 10005
40 Exchange Place, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10005
1180 Ave of the Americas, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10036
444 Madison Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10022
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261 Madison Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
1040 6th Ave, Suite 14C, New York, NY 10018
125 Bedell Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603-1001
40 Main Street, Hempstead, NY 11550
136-20 38th Ave, Suite 9G, Flushing, NY 11354
111 Broadway, # 706, New York, NY 10006
840 Franklin Ave, Garden City, NY 11530
3 Times Sq, New York, NY 10036-7703
888 7th Ave, 38th Floor, New York, NY 10106
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260 Madison Ave, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
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560 Broadhollow Rd, Suite 303, Melville, NY 11747
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Franklin Square 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