Top Islip, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
43 W 43rd St, Suite 160, New York, NY 10036
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1492 Victory Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
1180 Ave of the Americas, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10036
6800 Jericho Tpke., Suite 108W-1, Syosset, NY 11791
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888 7th Ave, 38th Floor, New York, NY 10106
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275 Madison Ave, 35 FL, New York, NY 10016
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2027 Williamsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY 10461
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1133 Westchester Ave, Suite S-221, White Plains, NY 10604
44 Court Street, Suite 905, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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Islip 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