Top Middle Island, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
60 Bay Street, 7th Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
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355 Post Ave, Suite 204, Westbury, NY 11590-2265
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25 Melville Park Rd, Suite 260, Melville, NY 11747
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375 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013
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330 Madison Ave, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10017
48 Academy St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
1 Old Country Rd, Suite 320, Carle Place, NY 11514
551 Fifth Ave, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10176
1110 South Ave, Suite 33, Staten Island, NY 10314
9003 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11209
441 Lexington Ave, Suite 504, New York, NY 10017
165 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
299 Adelphi St Apt 510, Brooklyn, NY 11205-4643
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Middle Island 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