Top North Babylon, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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55 Broadway, Bond Collective, 3rd FL, Suite 412, New York, NY 10006
655 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10017
919 Third Avenue, 39th Floor, New York, NY 10022
88 Pine Street, Suite 1900, New York, NY 10005
The New York Times Building, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
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452 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
11 Times Square, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10036
650 5th Ave, Suite 2320, New York, NY 10019
99 Park Ave., Suite 830, New York, NY 10016
1025 Westchester Ave, Suite 106, White Plains, NY 10604
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139 Fulton St, Suite 801, New York, NY 10038
195 Montague Street, Suite 1419, Brooklyn, NY 11201
745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 500, New York, NY 10151
40 Exchange Place, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10005
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101-05 Lefferts Blvd, Richmond Hill, NY 11419
875 3rd Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022
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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