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953 Franklin Avenue, Suite 100, Garden City, NY 11530
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90 Merrick Avenue, 9th Floor, East Meadow, NY 11554
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350 Broadway, Suite 1201, New York, NY 10003
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45 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10006
45 St. John St, Goshen, NY 10924
1040 6th Ave, Suite 14C, New York, NY 10018
510 Haight Avenue, Suite 202, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
515 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022
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81 Main Street, Suite 112, White Plains, NY 10601
256 West 36th Street, Suite 900, New York, NY 10018
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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