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47 W. 47th Street, Suite 6A, New York, NY 10036
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27 Hawthorn Ave, Warwick, NY 10990
1114 Avenue of the Americas, The Grace Building, New York, NY 10036
250 Vesey St, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10281
2 Wall Street, Suite 310, New York, NY 10005
136-20 38th Ave, Suite 9G, Flushing, NY 11354
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130 Malcolm X Blvd., Suite 1107, Great Neck, NY 11026
145 Willis Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501
589 8th Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10018
38-08 Union St, Suite 12B, Flushing, NY 11354
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1177 Ave of the Americas, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10036
48 Wall St, Suite 1100, New York, NY 10005
17 State Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10004
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North Babylon 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