Top Manhattan, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
26 Court Street, Suite 1200, Brooklyn, NY 11242
580 Fifth Avenue, Suite 606, New York, NY 10036
39 Broadway, Suite 1910, New York, NY 10006
7 Hanover Square, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10004
350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10112-4498
9965 64th Rd, Unit 1d, Rego Park, NY 11374
1 Metrotech Center, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
551 Fifth Ave, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10176
1110 South Ave, Suite 33, Staten Island, NY 10314
317 Lenox Ave Fl 10th, New York, NY 10027
330 Madison Ave, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10017
2 Court Square, Suite CLW, Long Island City, NY 11101
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275 Madison Ave, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10016
299 Broadway, Suite 1405, New York, NY 10007
1 Liberty Plz, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
260 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016
111 Broadway, Suite 1401, New York, NY 10006
140 Broadway, Suite 4610, New York, NY 10005-1108
104 W 40th St, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10018
115 Broadway, Suite 1704, New York, NY 10006
182A 26th St, Suite 2R, Brooklyn, NY 11232
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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