Top Long Island, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1185 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
233 Broadway, Suite 705, New York, NY 10279
1639 Centre St, Ste 216, Ridgewood, NY 11385
32 Broadway, Suite 412, New York, NY 10004
111 Broadway, Suite 1401, New York, NY 10006
224 W 30th St, Suite 302, New York, NY 10001
3118 Quentin Road, Floor 2, Brooklyn, NY 11234
65 Broadway, Suite 1005, New York, NY 10006
110 W 40th St, Ste 1900, New York, NY 10018
1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1089
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
515 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022
100 Jericho Quadrangle, Jericho, NY 11753
510 Haight Avenue, Suite 202, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
40 Wall Street, 53rd Floor, New York, NY 10005
80 8th Ave, Fl 8, New York, NY 10011
111 John Street, Suite 640, New York, NY 10038
320 Old Country Road, Suite 103, Garden City, NY 11530
300 Old Country Road, Suite 341, Mineola, NY 11501
950 Third Ave, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
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20 Vesey St Rm 400, New York, NY 10007
209 NY-32, Central Valley, NY 10917
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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