Top Long Island, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
277 Broadway, Suite 1501, New York, NY 10007
241 Ave of the Americas, Suite 14 E, New York, NY 10014
2 William St, Suite 302, White Plains, NY 10601
14 Bond St, Ste 389, Great Neck, NY 11021
111 Broadway, Suite 1505, New York, NY 10006
260 Madison Ave, Floor 22, New York, NY 10016
437 Madison Avenue, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10022
50 Main Street, White Plains, NY 10606-190
19 East Main Street, PO Box 3139, Port Jervis, NY 12771
30 Wall St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10005-2219
72 East Main Street, Suite 3, Babylon, NY 11702-2714
107 North Main Street, New City, NY 10956
140 Grand Street, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
45 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10006
200 Garden City Plaza, Suite 103, Garden City, NY 11530
118-35 Queens Blv, Tower Suite 400, Office 450, Forest Hills, NY 11375
122 North Country Road, PO Box 5440, Miller Place, NY 11764-1430
29 Broadway, Suite 1412, New York, NY 10006
20 Vesey St, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
41 Purdy Avenue, Rye, NY 10580
201 E 25th St, Apt 5G, New York, NY 10010
140 Grand St, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
27 Hawthorn Ave, Warwick, NY 10990
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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