Top Nassau County, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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250 West Main St, Bay Shore, NY 11706
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299 Adelphi St Apt 510, Brooklyn, NY 11205-4643
9965 64th Rd, Unit 1d, Rego Park, NY 11374
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90 Broad Street, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
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434 New York Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743
686 Forest Ave, Staten Island, NY 10310
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225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
490 Wheeler Rd, Suite 270, Hauppauge, NY 11788
666 Old Country Road, Suite 501, Garden City, NY 11530
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101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178-0060
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Nassau County Drug Possession Information
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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