Top North Castle, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
45 Glen Cove Rd, Greenvale, NY 11548
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140 Fell Court, Suite 305, Hauppauge, NY 11788
305 Broadway, Suite 210, New York, NY 10007
1177 Ave of the Americas, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10036
666 Old Country Rd Ste 501, Garden City, NY 11530
38-08 Union St, Suite 12B, Flushing, NY 11354
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50 Main St, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
4216 Merrick Rd, Massapequa, NY 11758
44 Court Street, Suite 1217, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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50 Broad St, Ste 1609, New York, NY 10004
159 W 25th St, Suite 516, New York, NY 10001
325 Glen Cove Ave, Sea Cliff, NY 11579
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1 State Street Plaza, New York, NY 10004
PO Box 12, South Jamesport, NY 11970
40 Wall St, 50th Floor, New York, NY 10005
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111 S Ridge Street, Suite 303, Port Chester, NY 10573
111 Broadway, Suite 707, New York, NY 10006
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North Castle 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