Top Monsey, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
815 Route 211 East, Middletown, NY 10941
125 Maiden Lane, Suite 5C, New York, NY 10038
300 Old Country Road, Suite 241, Mineola, NY 11501-4112
2 William St, Suite 302, White Plains, NY 10601
295 5th Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
222 Bloomingdale Rd, Ste 301, White Plains, NY 10605
5 Waller Avenue, Suite 200, White Plains, NY 10601
120 White Plains Rd, Suite 420, Tarrytown, NY 10591
60 E 42nd St, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10165
125-10 Queens Blvd, Suite 323, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004
41 Madison Ave, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10010
136 Madison Ave, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10016
1301 Ave of the Americas, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10019
100 Fisher Ave, Suite 341, White Plains, NY 10606
4 New King St, Suite 140, White Plains, NY 10604
1370 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, NY 11556
241 Ave of the Americas, Suite 14 E, New York, NY 10014
100 Garden City Plaza, Suite 520, Garden City, NY 11530
260 Madison Ave, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10016
62 William Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10005
277 Broadway, Suite 1501, New York, NY 10007
666 Old Country Rd, Garden City, NY 11530
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004
546 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10036
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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