Top Hollis, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1225 Franklin Ave, #325, Garden City, NY 11530
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42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
1105 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225-5409
315 Flatbush Ave, Ste 103, Brooklyn, NY 11217
60 Bay Street, 7th Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
1393 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 312 North, Hauppauge, NY 11788
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1022 Avenue P, Brooklyn, NY 11223
111 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10006
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550 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 502, Harrison, NY 10528
217 Broadway, Suite 707, New York, NY 10007
2 Wall Street, Suite 310, New York, NY 10005
145 Willis Ave, Suite 5, Mineola, NY 11501
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300 Cadman Plaza W, 12th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
48 Academy St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
330 Madison Ave, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10017
551 Fifth Ave, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10176
26 79th St, Brooklyn, NY 11209
250 Vesey St, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10281
1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1001
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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