Top Long Island City, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
123 William St Fl 15th, New York, NY 10038
27 Union Square West, Suite 307, New York, NY 10003
80 Washington St, Suite 100, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
274 Madison Ave, Rm 1401, New York, NY 10016
28 Middle Neck Rd, Great Neck, NY 11021
225 Broadway, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10007-3082
4250 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Holbrook, NY 11741
1115 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10010
39 Broadway, Suite 1910, New York, NY 10006
65 Gleneida Ave, Carmel, NY 10512
9965 64th Rd, Unit 1d, Rego Park, NY 11374
900 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022
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40 Exchange Place, Fl 18th, New York, NY 10005
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10112
360 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
1110 South Ave, Suite 33, Staten Island, NY 10314
485 Madison Avenue, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10022
30 E 33rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016
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546 5th Ave, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10036
140 Grand St, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
110 W 40th St, Ste 1900, New York, NY 10018
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Long Island City 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