Top Nassau County, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
20 Vanderventer Ave., Suite 103W, Port Washington, NY 11050
260 Madison Ave, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
254 36th St, Suite C659, Brooklyn, NY 11232
1110 South Avenue, Suite 21, Staten Island, NY 10314
260 Madison Ave, Floor 22, New York, NY 10016
230 Park Avenue, Suite 460, New York, NY 10169
45 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10006
1177 Ave of the Americas, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10036
3118 Quentin Road, Floor 2, Brooklyn, NY 11234
17 State Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10004
31-19 Newtown Avenue, Suite 500, Astoria, NY 11102
40 Fulton Street, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10038
170 Old Country Rd, Mineola, NY 11501
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
50 Broad St, Ste 1609, New York, NY 10004
840 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530-2900
25 Main St, PO Box 386, Goshen, NY 10924
75 Broad St, Suite 2120, New York, NY 10004
250 Broadway, Suite 600, New York, NY 10007
815 Route 211 East, Middletown, NY 10941
377 Broadway, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10013-3907
142 W 57th St, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10019
275 Madison Ave, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10016
164 Jackson St, Hempstead, NY 11550
600 Third Avenue, 42nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
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