Top North Bay Shore, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
350 Broadway, Suite 1201, New York, NY 10003
136-18 39th Ave, 8th FL, Flushing, NY 11354
347 5th Avenue, Suite 1402, New York, NY 10016
100 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd, Suite 511, Garden City, NY 11530
700 White Plains Road, Suite 237, Scarsdale, NY 10583
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004
Westchester Financial Center, 50 Main Street, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
1225 Franklin Avenue, Suite 325, Garden City, NY 11530
20 Vesey Stree, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
1271 Ave of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
1 Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove, NY 11542
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving North Bay Shore, NY
90 Merrick Ave, Suite 700, East Meadow, NY 11554
150 Motor Parkway, Suite 401, Hauppauge, NY 11788
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving North Bay Shore, NY
80 Wall Street, Suite 815, New York, NY 10005
1120 Sixth Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036
259 Liberty Ave, Staten Island, NY 10305
147 W 25th St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001
4 Brower Ave, Ste 3, Woodmere, NY 11598
163-09 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11358
1377 Motor Pkwy, Suite 400, Islandia, NY 11749
136-20 38th Ave, Suite 9J, Flushing, NY 11354
1122 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530
650 5th Ave, Suite 2320, New York, NY 10019
499 Route 304, New City, NY 10956
120 4th Ave, Bay Shore, NY 11706
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