Top Howard Beach, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
The New York Times Building, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
300 Old Country Road, Suite 241, Mineola, NY 11501-4112
111 John Street, Suite 640, New York, NY 10038
295 5th Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007
510 Haight Avenue, Suite 202, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
40 Exchange Place, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10005
111 Broadway, Suite 1505, New York, NY 10006
52 Duane St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10007
444 Madison Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10022
350 5th Avenue, Suite 4020, Manhattan, NY 10118
233 Broadway, Suite 2348, New York, NY 10279
80 Broad Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10004
685 Third Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10017
60 E. 42nd Street, Suite 1400, New York, NY 10165
27 Union Square West, Suite 307, New York, NY 10003
235 Main St, White Plains, NY 10601
1110 South Ave., Staten Island, NY 10314
110 E 59th St, Floor 23, New York, NY 10022
305 Broadway, Suite 1400, New York, NY 10007
100 Old Country Rd, Suite 103, Mineola, NY 11501
745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 500, New York, NY 10151
26 Court Street, Suite 311, Brooklyn, NY 11201
369 Lexington Ave, 2nd Floor, PMB #229, New York, NY 10017
888 Grand Concourse, Suite 1H, Bronx, NY 10451
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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