Top Hauppauge, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1325 Avenue of the Americas, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10019
60 Bay Street, 7th Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
810 7th Ave, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10019
250 Park Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10177-0799
191 Islip Avenue, Islip, NY 11751
2150 Joshuas Path, Suite 301, Hauppauge, NY 11788
840 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530-2900
250 Broadway, Suite 600, New York, NY 10007
25 Main St, PO Box 386, Goshen, NY 10924
570 Taxter Road, Suite 550, Elmsford, NY 10523
815 Route 211 East, Middletown, NY 10941
650 Halstead Ave, Suite 201B-1, Mamaroneck, NY 10543-0332
135 N Water St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
164 Jackson St, Hempstead, NY 11550
165 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
1140 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10036
14 Wall St, Suite 6B, New York, NY 10005
241 Ave of the Americas, Suite 14 E, New York, NY 10014
1 Old Country Rd Ste 125, Carle Place, NY 11514-1845
1675 Broadway, Suite 1810, New York, NY 10019
140 Grand St, Suite 900, White Plains, NY 10601
90 Broad Street, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
575 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 110, Jericho, NY 11753
499 Seventh Ave., Suite 12 North, New York, NY 10018
250 West Main St, Bay Shore, NY 11706
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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