Top Manhattan, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
7621 13th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11228
198A Rogers Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
61 Broadway, Suite 2780, New York, NY 10006
233 Broadway, Suite 710, New York, NY 10007
626 RXR Plaza, West Tower 6th Floor, Uniondale, NY 11556
1185 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
630 5th Ave, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10111
435 Montauk Hwy, West Islip, NY 11795
44 Court Street, Suite 1217, Brooklyn, NY 11201
50 Broad St, Ste 1609, New York, NY 10004
1 State Street Plaza, New York, NY 10004
589 8th Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10018
40 Wall St, 50th Floor, New York, NY 10005
99 Park Ave, Suite 810, New York, NY 10016
50 Main St, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
204-04 Hillside Avenue, 2nd Floor, Hollis, NY 11423
377 Broadway, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10013-3907
142 W 57th St, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10019
1393 Veterans Memorial Highway, #101s, Hauppauge, NY 11788
1177 Ave of the Americas, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10036
17 State Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10004
875 3rd Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022
1178 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10001
259 Liberty Ave, Staten Island, NY 10305
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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