Top Long Island, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
299 Broadway, Suite 1803, New York, NY 10007
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28 Middle Neck Rd, Great Neck, NY 11021
261 Madison Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
1155 Avenues of the Americas, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10036
1 North Broadway, Suite 401, White Plains, NY 10601
136-20 38th Ave, Suite 9G, Flushing, NY 11354
550 Grand St, New York, NY 10002
345 7th Ave, Floor 21, New York, NY 10001
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11 Broadway, Ste 615, New York, NY 10004
125 Bedell Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603-1001
225 Broadway, Suite 2702, New York, NY 10007
1115 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10010
100 Ring Road West, Suite 209, Garden City, NY 11530-3219
3275 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Suite B12, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
118 North Bedford Rd, Suite 100, Mount Kisco, NY 10549
26 Court Street, Suite 1200, Brooklyn, NY 11242
80 Washington St, Suite 100, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
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353 Lexington Ave, Suite 900, New York, NY 10016
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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