Top Lake Carmel, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
11 Market Street, Suite 205, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-3179
1393 Veterans Memorial Highway, #101s, Hauppauge, NY 11788
1 N Broadway, Suite 412, White Plains, NY 10601
5 Hanover Square, Suite 1001, New York, NY 10004-2614
170 Old Country Rd, Mineola, NY 11501
350 Broadway, New York, NY 10013
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
41 Purdy Avenue, Rye, NY 10580
165 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1104
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1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1001
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111 Brook Street, Suite 202, Scarsdale, NY 10583
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40 Fulton St, FL 17, New York, NY 10038-5077
111 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10006
130 Malcolm X Blvd., Suite 1107, Great Neck, NY 11026
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330 Madison Ave, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10017
551 Fifth Ave, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10176
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Lake Carmel 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