Top Melville, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
107 North Main Street, New City, NY 10956
510 Haight Avenue, Suite 202, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
3275 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Suite B12, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
26 Court Street, Suite 1200, Brooklyn, NY 11242
111 Broadway, Suite 1505, New York, NY 10006
2094 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10032
100 Old Country Rd, Suite 103, Mineola, NY 11501
170 Hamilton Ave, Suite 300, White Plains, NY 10601
110 E 59th St, Floor 23, New York, NY 10022
1 North Broadway, Suite 401, White Plains, NY 10601
5 Old Rd, Elmsford, NY 10523
1115 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10010
485 Madison Avenue, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10022
291 Broadway, 17 Floor, New York, NY 10007
305 Broadway 7th Floor, Suite 19, New York, NY 10007
12 E 49th St, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10017
100 Crossways Park Drive West, Suite 402, Woodbury, NY 11797
99 Madison Ave, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10016
3 Dakota Dr, Suie 300, New Hyde Park, NY 11042
2 Park Ave, 20th Floor, Suite 2058, New York, NY 10016
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13 East Carver Street, Huntington, NY 11743
708 Third Avenue, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10017
560 Broadhollow Rd, Suite 303, Melville, NY 11747
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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