Top North Bay Shore, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1065 Stewart Ave, Suite 210, Bethpage, NY 11714
31 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019
38-17 52nd St, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY 11104
295 5th Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
135 N Water St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
60 E. 42nd Street, Suite 1400, New York, NY 10165
5 Waller Avenue, Suite 200, White Plains, NY 10601
1 World Financial Ctr Fl 30, New York, NY 10281
14 Pennsylvania Plaza, Suite 814, New York, NY 10122
241 Ave of the Americas, Suite 14 E, New York, NY 10014
1301 Ave of the Americas, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10019
3250 Route 9w, New Windsor, NY 12553
444 Madison Avenue, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10022
1370 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, NY 11556
745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 500, New York, NY 10151
15 Fisher Lane, Suite 200, White Plains, NY 10603
40 Exchange Place, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10005
777 Third Avenue, Suite 2400, New York, NY 10017
1425 RXR Plaza, East Tower, 15th Floor, Uniondale, NY 11556-1425
500 Fifth Avenue, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10110
1025 Westchester Ave, Suite 106, White Plains, NY 10604
217 Broadway, Suite 300, New York, NY 10007
350 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Commack, NY 11725
33 Whitehall Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10004
1115 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10010
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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