Top Garden City, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
PO Box 12, South Jamesport, NY 11970
261 Madison Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
139 Fulton Street, Suite 801, New York, NY 10038
7621 13th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11228
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555 5th Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10017
277 Broadway, Suite 1501, New York, NY 10007
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1517 Voorhies Ave, 4th floor, Brooklyn, NY 11235
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45 Glen Cove Rd, Greenvale, NY 11548
333 East 53rd St, Suite 3A, New York, NY 10022
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877 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11580
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100 Garden City Plaza, #400, Garden City, NY 11530
1 Old Country Rd, Suite 347, Carle Place, NY 11514
225 W 34th St., 9th Floor, New York, NY 10122
305 Broadway, Suite 210, New York, NY 10007
140 Fell Court, Suite 305, Hauppauge, NY 11788
666 Old Country Rd Ste 501, Garden City, NY 11530
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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