Top North Bay Shore, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
148 S Liberty Dr, Stony Point, NY 10980-2321
2 Park Ave, 20th Floor, Suite 2058, New York, NY 10016
99 Madison Ave, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10016
224 W 30th St, Suite 302, New York, NY 10001
995 Main Street, Fishkill, NY 12524
170 Old Country Road, Suite 600, Mineola, NY 11501
666 Old Country Road, Suite 305, Garden City, NY 11530
75 Maiden Lane, Suite 907, New York, NY 10038
131 W 35th St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001
300 Old Country Road, Suite 341, Mineola, NY 11501
75 Maiden Lane, Suite 603, New York, NY 10038-4826
320 Old Country Road, Suite 103, Garden City, NY 11530
1045 Oyster Bay Road, Suite 1, East Norwich, NY 11732
488 Madison Ave, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10022
244 Madison Ave, # 1208, New York, NY 10016
950 Third Ave, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
350 Fifth Avenue, 63rd Floor, New York, NY 10118
40 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 300, Great Neck, NY 11021
225 Broadway, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10007-3082
45 Broadway, Suite 3010, New York, NY 10006
274 Madison Ave, Rm 1401, New York, NY 10016
122 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10168
62 N Main St, St. 301, Florida, NY 10921
159 W 25th St, Suite 516, New York, NY 10001
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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