Top Hawthorne, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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20 Vanderventer Ave., Suite 103W, Port Washington, NY 11050
375 Park Ave, Suite 2607, New York, NY 10152
585 Stewart Avenue, Suite L-16, Garden City, NY 11530
254 36th St, Suite C659, Brooklyn, NY 11232
1325 Avenue of the Americas, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10019
120 Broadway, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10271
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317 Lenox Ave Fl 10th, New York, NY 10027
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3135 Johnson Ave, Ste 7D, Bronx, NY 10463
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200 Mamaroneck Ave Ste 605, White Plains, NY 10601
260 Madison Ave, Floor 22, New York, NY 10016
1 Huntington Quadrangle, Suite 1S04, Melville, NY 11747
49 W 37th St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10018
111 Broadway Rm 1706, New York, NY 10006
17 Squadron Blvd, Suite 401, New City, NY 10956
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30 E 33rd St, 6TH FLOOR, New York, NY 10016
225 Dolson Ave Ste 206, Middletown, NY 10940
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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