Top Niagara Falls, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
403 Main Street, Suite 716, Buffalo, NY 14203
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388 Evans Street, Suite 2D, Williamsville, NY 14221-5626
1600 Main Place Tower, 350 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202
1 Seneca St, Suite 2900, Buffalo, NY 14203
484 Delaware Ave, Suite 201, Buffalo, NY 14202
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800 Main St, Ste 4A, Niagara Falls, NY 14301
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705 Center Street, Suite 1, Lewiston, NY 14092
305 Main St, East Aurora, NY 14052
97 Lake St, Hamburg, NY 14075
403 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
484 Delaware Ave, 3rd Floor, Buffalo, NY 14202
1920 Liberty Building, 424 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202
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295 Main St., Room 468, Buffalo, NY 14203
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Niagara Falls 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