Top Long Island City, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
521 5th Avenue, 17th Floor Suite 1712, New York, NY 10175
45 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10006
441 Lexington Ave, Suite 504, New York, NY 10017
75 S Broadway, Suite 403, White Plains, NY 10601
111 Broadway, Suite 1205, New York, NY 10006
1441 Broadway, 3rd FL, New York, NY 10018
50 Main Street, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
570 Lexington Ave, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10022
605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158
711 Third Avenue, Suite 1900, New York, NY 10017
953 Franklin Avenue, Suite 100, Garden City, NY 11530
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626 East Main Street, Middletown, NY 10940
250 Fulton Ave, Suite 340, Hempstead, NY 11550
176 Lexington Ave, Suite O, New York, NY 10016
11 Times Square, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10036
666 5th Ave, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10103
14 Pennsylvania Plaza, Suite 814, New York, NY 10122
217 Willis Ave, Suite 101, Mineola, NY 11501
1045 Oyster Bay Road, Suite 1, East Norwich, NY 11732
120 4th Ave, Bay Shore, NY 11706
2027 Williamsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY 10461
32 Court Street, Suite 408, Brooklyn, NY 11201
800 Third Ave, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
7707 Parsons Blvd, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
304 Park Ave S, New York, NY 10010
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