Top Franklin Square, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
30 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
1120 Avenue of the Americas, Fl 4, New York, NY 10036
85 E Main Street, Washingtonville, NY 10992
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004
494 8th Ave, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10123
99 Park Ave, PH / 26th Floor, New York, NY 10016
233 Broadway, Suite 710, New York, NY 10007
33 Mott Street, Suite 16, New York, NY 10013
1050 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530
31-19 Newtown Avenue, Suite 500, Astoria, NY 11102
40 Fulton Street, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10038
450 7th Ave, Suite 1304, New York, NY 10123
401 Broadway Ste 306, New York, NY 10013
521 5th Ave, 17 Floor, New York, NY 10175
One Cross Island Plaza, Suite 229, Rosedale, NY 11422
45 Glen Cove Rd, Greenvale, NY 11548
60 E 42nd St, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10165
1 Old Country Rd, Suite 347, Carle Place, NY 11514
88 Pine St, Suite 2450, New York, NY 10005
120 White Plains Rd, Suite 420, Tarrytown, NY 10591
16401 Northern Blvd., Suite 2, Flushing, NY 11358-1755
111 S Ridge Street, Suite 303, Port Chester, NY 10573
305 Broadway, Suite 210, New York, NY 10007
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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