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200 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10281
26 Court Street, Suite 1200, Brooklyn, NY 11242
148 S Liberty Dr, Stony Point, NY 10980-2321
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101-05 Lefferts Blvd, Richmond Hill, NY 11419
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138 Mineola Blvd., Mineola, NY 11501
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200 Varick St, Suite 800, New York, NY 10014
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125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004-2498
300 Old Country Road, Suite 341, Mineola, NY 11501
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10036-7703
950 Third Ave, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
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224 W 30th St, Suite 302, New York, NY 10001
274 Madison Ave, Rm 1401, New York, NY 10016
122 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10168
546 5th Ave, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10036
475 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022
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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