Top Garden City, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
353 Lexington Ave, Suite 900, New York, NY 10016
275 Madison Ave, 35 FL, New York, NY 10016
686 Forest Ave, Staten Island, NY 10310
72 East Main Street, Suite 3, Babylon, NY 11702-2714
666 Old Country Rd, Suite 301, Garden City, NY 11530
225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
111 Fulton St, New York, NY 10038
275 W 10th Street, FL 6, New York, NY 10014-3375
8118 13th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11228
666 Old Country Rd, Suite 700, Garden City, NY 11530
200 I. U. Willets Road, Albertson, NY 11507
108 Village Sq, Ste 313, Somers, NY 10589
26 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
28 W 44th St Ste 919, New York, NY 10036
45 Main St, Suite 206, Brooklyn, NY 11201
556 Peninsula Blvd, Hempstead, NY 11550
250 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019-9601
25 8th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
31-19 Newtown Avenue, Suite 500, Astoria, NY 11102
40 Fulton Street, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10038
125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004-2498
2094 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10032
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10036-7703
44 Court St, Suite 1207, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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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