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11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004
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123-60 83rd Ave, Suite 2R, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
450 Seventh Ave, Suite 1802, New York, NY 10123
1133 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, NY 10604-3407
1271 Ave of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
45 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10006
1 Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove, NY 11542
1350 Broadway, New York, NY 10018
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55-21 69th St., Floor 2, Maspeth, NY 11378
300 Westage Business Center Drive, Suite 390, Fishkill, NY 12524
136 Madison Ave, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10016
400 Madison Ave, Suite 11D, New York, NY 10017
15 Maiden Lane, Suite 508, New York, NY 10038
100 Fisher Ave, Suite 341, White Plains, NY 10606
55 Church Street, Suite 211, White Plains, NY 10601
177 Wadsworth Ave, New York, NY 10033
11835 Queens Blvd, Ste 940, Forest Hills, NY 11375
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Harrison 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