Top Long Island City, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118
1733 Sheepshead Bay Rd, Suite 22, Brooklyn, NY 11235
420 Central Ave, Suite 301, Cedarhurst, NY 11516
353 Veterans Memorial Hwy., Suite 200, Commack, NY 11725
59 Sheer Plaza, Suite 1, Plainview, NY 11803
111 Church Street, White Plains, NY 10601
100 Garden City Plaza, Suite 520, Garden City, NY 11530
441 Lexington Ave, Suite 504, New York, NY 10017
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 915, New York, NY 10170
226 7th St Ste 302, Garden City, NY 11530
800 Third Ave, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
2 Court Square, Suite CLW, Long Island City, NY 11101
666 Old Country Road, Suite 501, Garden City, NY 11530
200 Old Country Rd, Suite 2 S, Mineola, NY 11501
490 Wheeler Rd, Suite 270, Hauppauge, NY 11788
148 S Liberty Dr, Stony Point, NY 10980-2321
275 Madison Ave, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10016
1325 Avenue of the Americas, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10019
40 Exchange Place, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10005
1850 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10031
37-06 82nd St, Suite 304, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
521 5th Ave, 17 Floor, New York, NY 10175
877 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11580
325 Broadway, Suite 505, New York, NY 10007
60 E. 42nd Street, Suite 1400, New York, NY 10165
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