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275 Madison Ave, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10016
45 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10006
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1393 Veterans Memorial Highway, #101s, Hauppauge, NY 11788
204-04 Hillside Avenue, 2nd Floor, Hollis, NY 11423
111 Broadway, Suite 707, New York, NY 10006
99 Park Ave, Suite 810, New York, NY 10016
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50 Broad St, Ste 1609, New York, NY 10004
1 State Street Plaza, New York, NY 10004
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11 Times Square, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10036
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40 Wall St, 50th Floor, New York, NY 10005
140 E 45th St, Suite 26A, New York, NY 10017
170 Old Country Rd, Mineola, NY 11501
99 Park Ave., Suite 830, New York, NY 10016
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41 Madison Ave, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10010
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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