Top Haverstraw, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1110 South Ave., Staten Island, NY 10314
244 Madison Ave, # 1208, New York, NY 10016
85 E Main Street, Washingtonville, NY 10992
210 Main St, Goshen, NY 10924
274 Madison Ave, Rm 1401, New York, NY 10016
225 Broadway, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10007-3082
45 Broadway, Suite 3010, New York, NY 10006
122 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10168
80 8th Ave, Fl 8, New York, NY 10011
521 5th Ave, 17 Floor, New York, NY 10175
40 Wall Street, 53rd Floor, New York, NY 10005
885 2nd Ave, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10017
16401 Northern Blvd., Suite 2, Flushing, NY 11358-1755
1 Old Country Rd, Suite 347, Carle Place, NY 11514
45 Glen Cove Rd, Greenvale, NY 11548
330 7th Ave, Suite 1402, New York, NY 10001
305 Broadway, Suite 210, New York, NY 10007
1400 Old Country Road, Ste 310E, Westbury, NY 11590
38-08 Union St, Suite 12B, Flushing, NY 11354
140 Fell Court, Suite 305, Hauppauge, NY 11788
4216 Merrick Rd, Massapequa, NY 11758
20 Vesey St, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
123 William St Fl 15th, New York, NY 10038
666 Old Country Rd Ste 501, Garden City, NY 11530
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Haverstraw 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