Top Great Neck, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2800, New York, NY 10020
165 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2310, New York, NY 10020
1 Metrotech Center, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178-0061
250 Park Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10177-0799
30 Wall St, Flr 8, New York, NY 10005
101-05 Lefferts Blvd, Richmond Hill, NY 11419
405 Lexington Ave, 46th Floor, New York, NY 10174
589 8th Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10018
80 Washington St, Suite 100, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
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200 Varick St, Suite 800, New York, NY 10014
20 Vesey St Rm 1200, New York, NY 10007
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14 Washington Ave, Brentwood, NY 11717
1177 Ave of the Americas, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10036
17 State Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10004
875 3rd Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022
11835 Queens Blvd, Suite 950, Forest Hills, NY 11375
107 North Main Street, New City, NY 10956
655 Third Ave, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10017
305 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10007
630 5th Ave, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10111
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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