Top Garden City, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
275 Broadhollow Rd, Suite 300, Melville, NY 11747
7 Times Square, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10036
910 Franklin Ave, Garden City, NY 11530
50 Karl Ave, Suite 302, Smithtown, NY 11787
570 Lexington Ave, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10022
3296 Waterbury Drive, Wantagh, NY 11793
1000 Franklin Ave, Suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530
45 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10006
60 E 42nd St, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10165
101 Park Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10178
570 Lexington Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022
250 W 55th St, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10019
953 Franklin Avenue, Suite 100, Garden City, NY 11530
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200 Varick St, Suite 800, New York, NY 10014
20 Vesey St Rm 1200, New York, NY 10007
138 Mineola Blvd., Mineola, NY 11501
14 Washington Ave, Brentwood, NY 11717
1177 Ave of the Americas, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10036
261 Madison Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
20 Vesey St, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
29 Broadway, Suite 1412, New York, NY 10006
356 Meadow Avenue, Newburgh, NY 12550
17 State Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10004
560 Broadhollow Road, Suite 303, Melville, NY 11747
99 Park Ave., Suite 830, 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