Top Long Beach, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
61 Broadway, Suite 2780, New York, NY 10006
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88 Pine St, Suite 2450, New York, NY 10005
350 Broadway, New York, NY 10013
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
140 E 45th St, Suite 26A, New York, NY 10017
99 Park Ave., Suite 830, New York, NY 10016
787 7th Ave, 31st Fl, New York, NY 10019
1155 Avenues of the Americas, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10036
41 Madison Ave, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10010
42-40 bell boulevard, Suite 302, Bayside, NY 11361
40 Fulton St, FL 17, New York, NY 10038-5077
111 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10006
259 Liberty Ave, Staten Island, NY 10305
963 Route 6, Mahopac, NY 10541
1177 Ave of the Americas, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10036
17 State Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10004
300 Westage Business Center Drive, Suite 390, Fishkill, NY 12524
875 3rd Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022
800 Third Avenue, Floor 18, New York, NY 10022
111 Brook Street, Suite 202, Scarsdale, NY 10583
131 W 35th St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001
880 3rd Ave, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10022
140 Broadway, Suite 2450, New York, NY 10005
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Long Beach 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