Top North Bay Shore, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1301 Ave of the Americas, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10019
One New York Plaza, New York, NY 10004-1980
650 5th Ave, Suite 2320, New York, NY 10019
1345 Ave of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
66 Hudson Blvd E, New York, NY 10001
51 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019-6142
230 Park Avenue, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10169-0075
1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019-6064
1633 Broadway, New York, NY 10019-6799
767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10153-0119
1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1095
211 Main Street, PO Box 470, Goshen, NY 10924
8 E Main St, Bay Shore, NY 11706
One Manhattan West, New York, NY 10001
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300 Old Country Road, Suite 241, Mineola, NY 11501-4112
1370 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, NY 11556
111 John Street, Suite 640, New York, NY 10038
1025 Westchester Ave, Suite 106, White Plains, NY 10604
233 Broadway, Suite 2348, New York, NY 10279
111 John St, Ste 1615, New York, NY 10038
1675 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10019
101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178-0060
175 Greenwich St, 55th Floor, New York, NY 10007
1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2800, New York, NY 10020
600 Old Country Rd Rm 530, Garden City, NY 11530
North Bay Shore 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