Top Merrick, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1733 Sheepshead Bay Rd, Suite 22, Brooklyn, NY 11235
2094 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10032
350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118
226 7th St Ste 302, Garden City, NY 11530
375 W Main St, Suite 120, Huntington, NY 11743
200 Old Country Rd, Suite 2 S, Mineola, NY 11501
666 Old Country Road, Suite 501, Garden City, NY 11530
800 Third Ave, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
159 W 25th St, Suite 516, New York, NY 10001
490 Wheeler Rd, Suite 270, Hauppauge, NY 11788
20 Vanderventer Ave., Suite 103W, Port Washington, NY 11050
260 Madison Ave, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
254 36th St, Suite C659, Brooklyn, NY 11232
646 Main Street, Port Jefferson, NY 11777
31-19 Newtown Avenue, Suite 500, Astoria, NY 11102
877 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11580
37-06 82nd St, Suite 304, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
40 Fulton Street, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10038
1850 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10031
100 Fisher Ave, Suite 341, White Plains, NY 10606
100 Garden City Plaza, #400, Garden City, NY 11530
1325 Avenue of the Americas, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10019
1180 Ave of the Americas, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10036
One Cross Island Plaza, Suite 229, Rosedale, NY 11422
3118 Quentin Road, Floor 2, Brooklyn, NY 11234
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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