Top Locust Valley, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
7621 13th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11228
12 E 49th St, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10017
85 E Main Street, Washingtonville, NY 10992
75 South Broadway, 4th Floor, White Plains, NY 10106
233 Broadway, Suite 710, New York, NY 10007
31-08 Broadway, Suite 204, Astoria, NY 11106
233 East SHore Rd, Suite 210, Great Neck, NY 11023
1185 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
780 Third Avenue, Suite 1200, New York, NY 10017
171 Madison Ave, Suite 305, New York, NY 10016
245 Main St, Suite 420, White Plains, NY 10601
354 Veterans Hwy, Suite 7, Commack, NY 11725
57 W. Main Street, Suite 120, Babylon, NY 11702
452 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
405 Lexington Avenue, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10174
997 Waverly Ave, Holtsville, NY 11742
350 Old Country Rd, Suite 201, Garden City, NY 11530
12510 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens, NY 11415-1519
150 Grand St., White Plains, NY 10601-4821
420 Central Ave, Suite 301, Cedarhurst, NY 11516
25 Eighth Ave, Suite C, Brooklyn, NY 11217
350 National Blvd, Suite 2E, Long Beach, NY 11561
1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1104
16 Court St, Suite 503, Brooklyn, NY 11241
Po Box 3319, Sag Harbor, NY 11963-0408
Locust Valley 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