Top Islip Terrace, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Westchester Financial Center, 50 Main Street, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
20 Vesey Stree, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
50 Main St, Hempstead, NY 11550-4054
306 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201-5125
250 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10279
350 Broadway, Suite 1201, New York, NY 10003
570 Lexington Ave, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10022
38 Melnick Dr, Monsey, NY 10952
2 Sarles Street, Mount Kisco, NY 10549
3296 Waterbury Drive, Wantagh, NY 11793
953 Franklin Avenue, Suite 100, Garden City, NY 11530
90 Merrick Ave, Suite 700, East Meadow, NY 11554
155-03 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432
963 Route 6, Mahopac, NY 10541
140 Grand St, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
570 Taxter Road, Suite 550, Elmsford, NY 10523
300 Westage Business Center Drive, Suite 390, Fishkill, NY 12524
75 South Broadway, 4th Floor, White Plains, NY 10106
800 Third Avenue, Floor 18, New York, NY 10022
111 Brook Street, Suite 202, Scarsdale, NY 10583
42-40 bell boulevard, Suite 302, Bayside, NY 11361
40 Fulton St, FL 17, New York, NY 10038-5077
305 Broadway, Floor 7, New York, NY 10007
111 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10006
30 Wall Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10005
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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