Top Goshen, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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One Manhattan West, New York, NY 10001
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27 Hawthorn Ave, Warwick, NY 10990
767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10153-0119
997 Waverly Ave, Holtsville, NY 11742
1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1095
1 Metrotech Center, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
108 Village Sq, Ste 313, Somers, NY 10589
211 Main Street, PO Box 470, Goshen, NY 10924
90 Broad Street, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
250 Park Avenue, Suite 2020, New York, NY 10177
111 Fulton St, New York, NY 10038
686 Forest Ave, Staten Island, NY 10310
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Goshen 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