Top Long Island, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
110 W 40th St, Suite 1003, New York, NY 10018
560 Broadhollow Rd, Suite 303, Melville, NY 11747
1200 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 360, Hauppauge, NY 11788
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840 Franklin Ave, Garden City, NY 11530
26 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
708 Third Avenue, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10017
315 Flatbush Ave, Ste 103, Brooklyn, NY 11217
325 Glen Cove Ave, Sea Cliff, NY 11579
225 East 57th St, Suite 6L, New York, NY 10022
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29 W 30th St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10001
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305 Broadway 7th Floor, Suite 19, New York, NY 10007
73 Gleneida Ave, Carmel, NY 10512
666 Old Country Road, Suite 501, Garden City, NY 11530
950 3rd Ave, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10022
245 Main Street, Suite 410, White Plains, NY 10601
26 Court St, Suite 2103, Brooklyn, NY 11242
57 W. Main Street, Suite 120, Babylon, NY 11702
291 Broadway, 17 Floor, New York, NY 10007
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Long Island 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