Top Islandia, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
655 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10017
1065 Stewart Ave, Suite 210, Bethpage, NY 11714
45 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10006
31 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019
100 Old Country Rd, Suite 101, Mineola, NY 11501
1 Old Country Rd, Suite 320, Carle Place, NY 11514
1205 Franklin Avenue Plaza, Suite 110, Garden City, NY 11530
The New York Times Building, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 220, White Plains, NY 10603
1155 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
2000 Maple Hill Street, Suite 206, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
150 Motor Pkwy, Suite 119, Hauppauge, NY 11788
7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007
125-10 Queens Blvd, Suite 323, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
250 Broadway, Suite 600, New York, NY 10007
222 Bloomingdale Rd, Ste 301, White Plains, NY 10605
5 Broadway, Suite 3, Freeport, NY 11520
233 Broadway, Suite 2348, New York, NY 10279
1325 Avenue of the Americas, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10019
125-10 Queens Blvd, Suite 323, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
810 7th Ave, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10019
250 Park Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10177-0799
111 John St, Ste 1615, New York, NY 10038
1492 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10301
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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