Top Jericho, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1100 Franklin Avenue, Suite 305, Garden City, NY 11530
75 South Broadway, 4th Floor, White Plains, NY 10106
14 Wall St, Suite 4C, New York, NY 10005
225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
666 Old Country Road, Suite 305A, Garden City, NY 11530
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41 Madison Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10010
630 5th Ave, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10111
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115 Broadway, Suite 1704, New York, NY 10006
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90 Broad St, Suite 703, New York, NY 10004
1 Liberty Plz, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
12510 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens, NY 11415-1519
299 Broadway, Suite 1405, New York, NY 10007
350 Old Country Rd, Suite 201, Garden City, NY 11530
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150 Grand St., White Plains, NY 10601-4821
997 Waverly Ave, Holtsville, NY 11742
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Jericho 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