Top Jamaica, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
700 White Plains Road, Suite 237, Scarsdale, NY 10583
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350 Broadway, Suite 1207, New York, NY 10013
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1 Pennsylvania Plaza, Suite 4515, New York, NY 10119
20 Vesey Stree, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
1177 Avenue of the Americas, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10036-2714
1120 Avenue of the Americas, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10036
5 Penn Plaza, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10001
299 Broadway, Suite 1400, New York, NY 10007
1225 Franklin Avenue, Suite 325, Garden City, NY 11530
900 Third Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10022
479 Merrick Rd., Lynbrook, NY 11563-2405
100 Old Country Rd, Suite 101, Mineola, NY 11501
12510 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens, NY 11415-1519
300 Cadman Plaza W, 12th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
150 Grand St., White Plains, NY 10601-4821
250 Broadway, Suite 600, New York, NY 10007
38-17 52nd St, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY 11104
997 Waverly Ave, Holtsville, NY 11742
1022 Avenue P, Brooklyn, NY 11223
27 Hawthorn Ave, Warwick, NY 10990
16 Court St, Suite 503, Brooklyn, NY 11241
44 Court St, Suite 918, Brooklyn, NY 11201
250 Vesey St, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10281
Jamaica 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