Top Glendale, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1180 Ave of the Americas, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10036
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
260 Madison Ave, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
1639 Centre St, Ste 216, Ridgewood, NY 11385
44 S Broadway, Suite 100, White Plains, NY 10601
PO Box 12, South Jamesport, NY 11970
50 Main Street, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
3 Times Sq, New York, NY 10036-7703
666 5th Ave, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10103
120 4th Ave, Bay Shore, NY 11706
198A Rogers Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225
2027 Williamsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY 10461
888 7th Ave, 38th Floor, New York, NY 10106
139 Fulton Street, Suite 801, New York, NY 10038
260 Trinity Pass Rd, Pound Ridge, NY 10576
1045 Oyster Bay Road, Suite 1, East Norwich, NY 11732
7621 13th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11228
2 Congers Rd, New City, NY 10956
2 Court Lane, Goshen, NY 10924
217 Woodbury Road, #497, Woodbury, NY 11797-6020
1185 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
44 Court Street, Suite 1217, Brooklyn, NY 11201
50 Main St, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
50 Broad St, Ste 1609, New York, NY 10004
40 Wall St, 50th Floor, New York, NY 10005
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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