Top Nassau County, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
20 Vesey St Rm 400, New York, NY 10007
32 Court Street, Suite 408, Brooklyn, NY 11201
170 Old Country Road, Suite 505, Mineola, NY 11501
4 New King St, Suite 140, White Plains, NY 10604
118-35 Queens Blv, Tower Suite 400, Office 450, Forest Hills, NY 11375
7707 Parsons Blvd, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
651A Coney Island Ave, Suite 2C, Brooklyn, NY 11218
139 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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80 Wall Street, Suite 815, New York, NY 10005
277 Broadway, Suite 1501, New York, NY 10007
580 Fifth Avenue, Suite 606, New York, NY 10036
38-17 52nd St, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY 11104
16 Court Street, 33rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11241
2900 Westchester Ave, Suite 204, Purchase, NY 10577
44 Court St, Suite 918, Brooklyn, NY 11201
350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118
14 Pennsylvania Plaza, Suite 814, New York, NY 10122
490 Wheeler Rd, Suite 270, Hauppauge, NY 11788
800 Third Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022
353 Veterans Memorial Hwy., Suite 200, Commack, NY 11725
200 Old Country Rd, Suite 2 S, Mineola, NY 11501
59 Sheer Plaza, Suite 1, Plainview, NY 11803
666 Old Country Road, Suite 501, Garden City, NY 11530
PO Box 12, South Jamesport, NY 11970
230 Park Avenue, Suite 460, New York, NY 10169
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