Top Jamaica, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10153-0119
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230 Park Avenue, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10169-0075
1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019-6064
211 Main Street, PO Box 470, Goshen, NY 10924
111 Brook Street, Suite 202, Scarsdale, NY 10583
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80 Broad Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10004
26 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10004
350 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Commack, NY 11725
111 Broadway, Suite 1505, New York, NY 10006
260 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
11835 Queens Blvd, Suite 950, Forest Hills, NY 11375
27 Union Square West, Suite 307, New York, NY 10003
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260 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
140 Grand St, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
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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