Top New City, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
25 Eighth Ave, Suite C, Brooklyn, NY 11217
152 West 57th St, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10019
45 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10111
111 Church Street, White Plains, NY 10601
150 Grand St., White Plains, NY 10601-4821
12510 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens, NY 11415-1519
300 Cadman Plaza W, 12th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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997 Waverly Ave, Holtsville, NY 11742
350 National Blvd, Suite 2E, Long Beach, NY 11561
27 Hawthorn Ave, Warwick, NY 10990
148 S Liberty Dr, Stony Point, NY 10980-2321
16 Court St, Suite 503, Brooklyn, NY 11241
250 Vesey St, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10281
14 Wall St, Suite 1603, New York, NY 10005
100 Chruch St, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10007
2 Wall Street, Suite 310, New York, NY 10005
130 Malcolm X Blvd., Suite 1107, Great Neck, NY 11026
200 Vesey St, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10281
90 Broad St, Suite 601, New York, NY 10004
43 W 43rd St, Suite 265, New York, NY 10036
1251 Avenue of the Americas, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10020
260 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
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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