Top Franklin Square, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Franklin Square, NY
140 Fell Court, Suite 305, Hauppauge, NY 11788
666 Old Country Rd Ste 501, Garden City, NY 11530
38-08 Union St, Suite 12B, Flushing, NY 11354
4216 Merrick Rd, Massapequa, NY 11758
147 Prince St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
20 Vesey St, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
225 East 57th St, Suite 6L, New York, NY 10022
225 Broadway, Suite 2702, New York, NY 10007
325 Glen Cove Ave, Sea Cliff, NY 11579
1500 Broadway, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10036
390 Madison Ave, Floor 12, New York, NY 10017
7 Hanover Square, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10004
200 I. U. Willets Road, Albertson, NY 11507
28 W 44th St Ste 919, New York, NY 10036
57 W. Main Street, Suite 120, Babylon, NY 11702
405 Lexington Avenue, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10174
230 Park Ave, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10169
317 Lenox Ave Fl 10th, New York, NY 10027
260 Madison Avenue, 21st FL, New York, NY 10016-2400
165 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
437 Madison Avenue, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10022
1492 Victory Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
17 Squadron Blvd, Suite 401, New City, NY 10956
1205 Franklin Avenue Plaza, Suite 110, Garden City, NY 11530
565 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10017
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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