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805 Smith St, Baldwin, NY 11510
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125-10 Queens Blvd, Suite 323, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
111 John St, Ste 1615, New York, NY 10038
40 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 300, Great Neck, NY 11021
100 Jericho Quadrangle, Jericho, NY 11753
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52 Duane St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10007
350 5th Avenue, Suite 4020, Manhattan, NY 10118
1301 Ave of the Americas, Floor 13, New York, NY 10019-6119
499 Fashion Ave, Suite 4N, New York, NY 10018
233 Broadway, Suite 2348, New York, NY 10279
300 Old Country Road, Suite 241, Mineola, NY 11501-4112
235 Main St, White Plains, NY 10601
685 Third Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10017
1399 Franklin Avenue, Suite 201, Garden City, NY 11530
100 Old Country Rd, Suite 103, Mineola, NY 11501
25 Melville Park Rd, Suite 260, Melville, NY 11747
110 E 59th St, Floor 23, New York, NY 10022
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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