Top Middletown, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
275 Madison Ave, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10016
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140 Grand Street, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
165 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
2 Court Square, Suite CLW, Long Island City, NY 11101
490 Wheeler Rd, Suite 270, Hauppauge, NY 11788
225 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10007
72 East Main Street, Suite 3, Babylon, NY 11702-2714
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45 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10006
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100 Old Country Rd, Suite 103, New York, NY 11501
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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