Top Mount Kisco, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
245 Main Street, Suite 410, White Plains, NY 10601
135 N Water St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
4250 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Holbrook, NY 11741
125-10 Queens Blvd, Suite 323, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
2 William St, Suite 302, White Plains, NY 10601
One Battery Park Plaza, Suite 710, New York, NY 10004
1 Metrotech Center, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
145 Willis Ave, Suite 5, Mineola, NY 11501
1492 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10301
125-10 Queens Blvd, Suite 323, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
28 W 44th St Ste 919, New York, NY 10036
730 3rd Ave, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10017
199 Water Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10038
546 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10036
369 Lexington Ave, 2nd Floor, PMB #229, New York, NY 10017
26 Court Street, Suite 311, Brooklyn, NY 11201
2 Allen Street, Suite 3G, New York, NY 10002
888 Grand Concourse, Suite 1H, Bronx, NY 10451
600 Old Country Rd Rm 530, Garden City, NY 11530
499 Fashion Ave, Suite 4N, New York, NY 10018
200 Park Ave, New York, NY 10017
225 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10007
235 Main St, White Plains, NY 10601
1850 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10031
37-06 82nd St, Suite 304, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
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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