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200 Mamaroneck Ave Ste 605, White Plains, NY 10601
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225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
122 North Country Road, PO Box 5440, Miller Place, NY 11764-1430
666 Old Country Rd, Garden City, NY 11530
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100 Old Country Rd, Suite 101, Mineola, NY 11501
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80 Wall Street, Suite 815, New York, NY 10005
300 Old Country Road, Suite 241, Mineola, NY 11501-4112
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 300, New York, NY 10170
96 South Ocean Avenue, Patchogue, NY 11772
370 Lexington Ave, Suite 505, New York, NY 10017
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780 Third Avenue, Suite 1200, New York, NY 10017
241 Ave of the Americas, Suite 14 E, New York, NY 10014
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20 Vesey St Rm 400, New York, NY 10007
225 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10007
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Island Park 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