Top Maspeth, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2310, New York, NY 10020
546 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10036
100 Old Country Rd, Suite 103, Mineola, NY 11501
200 Park Ave, New York, NY 10017
26 Court Street, Suite 311, Brooklyn, NY 11201
325 Glen Cove Ave, Sea Cliff, NY 11579
299 Broadway, Suite 1803, New York, NY 10007
369 Lexington Ave, 2nd Floor, PMB #229, New York, NY 10017
600 Old Country Rd Rm 530, Garden City, NY 11530
888 Grand Concourse, Suite 1H, Bronx, NY 10451
2 Allen Street, Suite 3G, New York, NY 10002
291 Broadway, 17 Floor, New York, NY 10007
1 Old Country Rd, Suite 347, Carle Place, NY 11514
16401 Northern Blvd., Suite 2, Flushing, NY 11358-1755
111 S Ridge Street, Suite 303, Port Chester, NY 10573
1551 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501-4803
30 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
110 W 40th St, Suite 1003, New York, NY 10018
488 Madison Ave, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022
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3 Dakota Dr, Suie 300, New Hyde Park, NY 11042
26 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
100 Crossways Park Drive West, Suite 402, Woodbury, NY 11797
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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