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111 Broadway, # 706, New York, NY 10006
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29 Broadway, Suite 1412, New York, NY 10006
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488 Madison Ave, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10022
Po Box 328, Goshen, NY 10924
41 Purdy Avenue, Rye, NY 10580
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1105 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225-5409
111 Church Street, White Plains, NY 10601
1045 Oyster Bay Road, Suite 1, East Norwich, NY 11732
666 Old Country Road, Suite 501, Garden City, NY 11530
315 Flatbush Ave, Ste 103, Brooklyn, NY 11217
1155 Avenue of the Americas, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10036
73 Gleneida Ave, Carmel, NY 10512
201 E 25th St, Apt 5G, New York, NY 10010
230 Park Ave, Suite 300, New York, NY 10169
233 Broadway, Suite 2340, New York, NY 10279
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Freeport 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