Top Garden City, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
One Battery Park Plaza, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10004
20 Vesey St Rm 400, New York, NY 10007
260 Madison Ave, Floor 22, New York, NY 10016
191 Islip Avenue, Islip, NY 11751
650 Halstead Ave, Suite 201B-1, Mamaroneck, NY 10543-0332
4 New King St, Suite 140, White Plains, NY 10604
2150 Joshuas Path, Suite 301, Hauppauge, NY 11788
6 Gramatan Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10550
1225 Franklin Ave, #325, Garden City, NY 11530
256 5th Ave, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10001
277 Broadway, Suite 1501, New York, NY 10007
16 Court Street, 33rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11241
225 Dolson Ave Ste 206, Middletown, NY 10940
80 Pine Street, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10005
1301 Ave of the Americas, Floor 13, New York, NY 10019-6119
546 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10036
1 Old Country Rd Ste 125, Carle Place, NY 11514-1845
299 Adelphi St Apt 510, Brooklyn, NY 11205-4643
90 Broad Street, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
685 Third Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10017
499 Seventh Ave., Suite 12 North, New York, NY 10018
111 John Street, Suite 640, New York, NY 10038
686 Forest Ave, Staten Island, NY 10310
9965 64th Rd, Unit 1d, Rego Park, NY 11374
353 Lexington Ave, Suite 900, New York, NY 10016
Garden City 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