Top Mastic, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
97 Argyll Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10804
1050 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530
1025 Westchester Avenue, Suite 301, White Plains, NY 10604
605 Third Avenue, Suite 2300, New York, NY 10158
1399 Franklin Avenue, Suite 201, Garden City, NY 11530
150 East 58th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10155
25 Melville Park Rd, Suite 260, Melville, NY 11747
40 Wall Street, 53rd Floor, New York, NY 10005
80 8th Ave, Fl 8, New York, NY 10011
320 Old Country Road, Suite 103, Garden City, NY 11530
300 Old Country Road, Suite 341, Mineola, NY 11501
570 Taxter Road, Suite 550, Elmsford, NY 10523
950 Third Ave, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
1122 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530
350 National Blvd, Suite 2E, Long Beach, NY 11561
100 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 208, Jericho, NY 11753
225 Broadway, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10007-3082
1492 Victory Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
123 William St Fl 15th, New York, NY 10038
274 Madison Ave, Rm 1401, New York, NY 10016
499 Route 304, New City, NY 10956
120 4th Ave, Bay Shore, NY 11706
122 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10168
233 Broadway, Suite 2370, New York, NY 10279
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Mastic 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