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1345 Ave of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10105
120 Bloomingdale Road, Suite 100, West Harrison, NY 10604
60 E 42nd St, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10165
1675 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10019
1500 Broadway, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10036
101 Park Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10178
570 Lexington Ave, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10022
26 Court Street, Suite 2306, Brooklyn, NY 11242
90 Merrick Avenue, 9th Floor, East Meadow, NY 11554
50 Main Street, Suite 425, White Plains, NY 10606
953 Franklin Avenue, Suite 100, Garden City, NY 11530
7 Times Square, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10036
55 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
103 E 125th St Rm 1102, New York, NY 10035
One Rockefeller Plaza, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10020
42-40 bell boulevard, Suite 302, Bayside, NY 11361
20 Vesey St Rm 400, New York, NY 10007
40 Fulton St, FL 17, New York, NY 10038-5077
111 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10006
4 New King St, Suite 140, White Plains, NY 10604
1350 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10019
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 300, New York, NY 10170
320 Old Country Road, Suite 103, Garden City, NY 11530
260 Madison Ave, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10016
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Garrison 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