Top New City, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
19 East Main Street, PO Box 3139, Port Jervis, NY 12771
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260 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
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256 West 36th Street, Suite 900, New York, NY 10018
225 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10007
125 Bedell Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603-1001
360 Lexington Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10017
1251 Avenue of the Americas, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10020
345 7th Ave, Floor 21, New York, NY 10001
550 Grand St, New York, NY 10002
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1185 Ave of the Americas, Floor 3, New York, NY 10036
1500 Astor Avenue, 2nd Floor, Office 208, Bronx, NY 10469
1120 Sixth Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036
28 W 44th St Ste 919, New York, NY 10036
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One North Broadway, Suite 900, White Plains, NY 10601
350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118
80 Washington St, Suite 100, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
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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