Top Great Neck, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
20 Vesey St Rm 1200, New York, NY 10007
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14 Washington Ave, Brentwood, NY 11717
50 Main Street, White Plains, NY 10606-190
230 Park Ave, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10169
19 East Main Street, PO Box 3139, Port Jervis, NY 12771
356 Meadow Avenue, Newburgh, NY 12550
825 Montauk Hwy, Copiague, NY 11726
1345 Ave of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
555 5th Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10017
655 Third Ave, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10017
333 East 53rd St, Suite 3A, New York, NY 10022
488 Madison Ave, Room 1120, New York, NY 10022
805 Smith St, Baldwin, NY 11510
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 111, White Plains, NY 10603
170 Old Country Road, Suite 600, Mineola, NY 11501
233 Broadway, Suite 2348, New York, NY 10279
62 William Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10005
217 Woodbury Road, #497, Woodbury, NY 11797-6020
666 Old Country Road, Suite 305, Garden City, NY 11530
100 Park Avenue, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10017
40 Wall St, Suite 1002, New York, NY 10005
111 John St, Ste 1615, New York, NY 10038
100 Old Country Rd, Suite 103, New York, NY 11501
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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