Top Lake Success, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1040 6th Ave, Suite 14C, New York, NY 10018
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1600 Front St, East Meadow, NY 11554
52 Duane St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10007
140 Fell Court, Suite 305, Hauppauge, NY 11788
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225 Broadway, Suite 2702, New York, NY 10007
28 Middle Neck Rd, Great Neck, NY 11021
233 Broadway, Suite 2348, New York, NY 10279
1400 Old Country Road, Ste 310E, Westbury, NY 11590
488 Madison Ave, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022
350 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Commack, NY 11725
33 Whitehall Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10004
230 Park Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10169
305 Broadway, Suite 210, New York, NY 10007
666 Old Country Rd Ste 501, Garden City, NY 11530
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100 Garden City Plaza, Suite 500, Garden City, NY 11530
101-05 Lefferts Blvd, Richmond Hill, NY 11419
4216 Merrick Rd, Massapequa, NY 11758
55 Broadway, Bond Collective, 3rd FL, Suite 412, New York, NY 10006
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Lake Success 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