Top Jamaica, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1633 Broadway, New York, NY 10019-6799
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900 Stewart Ave, 4th Floor, Garden City, NY 11530
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745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 500, New York, NY 10151
1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019-6064
230 Park Avenue, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10169-0075
51 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019-6142
40 Exchange Place, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10005
211 Main Street, PO Box 470, Goshen, NY 10924
26 Court Street, Suite 1200, Brooklyn, NY 11242
444 Madison Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10022
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1633 Broadway, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10019
80 Washington St, Suite 100, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
225 W 34th St., 9th Floor, New York, NY 10122
787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019
125 Maiden Lane, Suite 5C, New York, NY 10038
1 Little W 12th Street, New York, NY 10014
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305 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10007
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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