Top Mineola, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
140 Grand Street, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
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26 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10004
6800 Jericho Tpke., Suite 108W-1, Syosset, NY 11791
777 Third Avenue, Suite 2400, New York, NY 10017
485 Madison Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10022
260 Madison Ave, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10016
138 Mineola Blvd., Mineola, NY 11501
200 Varick St, Suite 800, New York, NY 10014
20 Vesey St Rm 1200, New York, NY 10007
14 Washington Ave, Brentwood, NY 11717
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20 Vesey St, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
29 Broadway, Suite 1412, New York, NY 10006
1115 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10010
139 Fulton St, Suite 801, New York, NY 10038
195 Montague Street, Suite 1419, Brooklyn, NY 11201
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
11835 Queens Blvd, Ste 940, Forest Hills, NY 11375
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105-15 Metropolitan Avenue, Forest Hills, NY 11375
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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