Top Hampton Bays, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1205 Franklin Avenue Plaza, Suite 110, Garden City, NY 11530
305 Broadway, Suite 210, New York, NY 10007
111 Broadway, # 706, New York, NY 10006
The Courthouse Corporate Center, 320 Carleton Ave Ste 4200, Central Islip, NY 11722-4506
560 Broadhollow Rd, Suite 303, Melville, NY 11747
150 Motor Pkwy, Suite 119, Hauppauge, NY 11788
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 220, White Plains, NY 10603
2000 Maple Hill Street, Suite 206, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
405 Lexington Avenue, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10174
1200 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 360, Hauppauge, NY 11788
825 Montauk Hwy, Copiague, NY 11726
13 East Carver Street, Huntington, NY 11743
222 Bloomingdale Rd, Ste 301, White Plains, NY 10605
26 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
325 Glen Cove Ave, Sea Cliff, NY 11579
225 East 57th St, Suite 6L, New York, NY 10022
201 E 25th St, Apt 5G, New York, NY 10010
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29 W 30th St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10001
1325 Avenue of the Americas, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10019
810 7th Ave, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10019
305 Broadway 7th Floor, Suite 19, New York, NY 10007
1065 Stewart Ave, Suite 210, Bethpage, NY 11714
291 Broadway, 17 Floor, New York, NY 10007
31 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019
245 Main Street, Suite 410, White Plains, NY 10601
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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