Top Long Island City, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
11 Market Street, Suite 205, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-3179
260 Madison Ave, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
1100 Franklin Avenue, Suite 305, Garden City, NY 11530
16 Court St, Floor 35, Brooklyn, NY 11241
1110 South Avenue, Suite 21, Staten Island, NY 10314
666 Old Country Road, Suite 305A, Garden City, NY 11530
20 Vanderventer Ave., Suite 103W, Port Washington, NY 11050
400 Madison Ave, Suite 11D, New York, NY 10017
254 36th St, Suite C659, Brooklyn, NY 11232
375 Park Ave, Suite 2607, New York, NY 10152
1325 Avenue of the Americas, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10019
499 Fashion Ave, Suite 4N, New York, NY 10018
60 Bay Street, 7th Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
585 Stewart Avenue, Suite L-16, Garden City, NY 11530
170 Old Country Road, Suite 508, Mineola, NY 11501
3135 Johnson Ave, Ste 7D, Bronx, NY 10463
1180 Ave of the Americas, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10036
37-06 82nd St, Suite 304, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
1850 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10031
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646 Main Street, Port Jefferson, NY 11777
877 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11580
235 Main St, White Plains, NY 10601
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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