Top Islandia, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036-6797
651A Coney Island Ave, Suite 2C, Brooklyn, NY 11218
7707 Parsons Blvd, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2800, New York, NY 10020
1675 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10019
101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178-0060
175 Greenwich St, 55th Floor, New York, NY 10007
25 Main St, PO Box 386, Goshen, NY 10924
22 Vanderbilt Ave, 335 Madison Ave Fl 23, New York, NY 10017
815 Route 211 East, Middletown, NY 10941
200 Vesey St, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10281
100 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 208, Jericho, NY 11753
38-17 52nd St, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY 11104
165 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
555 Madison AveS, Ste 11C, New York, NY 10022
163-09 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11358
233 Broadway, Suite 2348, New York, NY 10279
241 Ave of the Americas, Suite 14 E, New York, NY 10014
1377 Motor Pkwy, Suite 400, Islandia, NY 11749
1122 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530
499 Route 304, New City, NY 10956
1517 Voorhies Ave, 4th floor, Brooklyn, NY 11235
811 W Jericho Turnpike, Suite 101W, Smithtown, NY 11787
888 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Suite 510, Hauppauge, NY 11788
885 2nd Ave, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10017
Islandia 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