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435 Montauk Hwy, West Islip, NY 11795
145 Willis Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501
230 Park Avenue, Suite 460, New York, NY 10169
45 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10006
40 Wall St, 50th Floor, New York, NY 10005
1177 Ave of the Americas, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10036
17 State Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10004
1 State Street Plaza, New York, NY 10004
204-04 Hillside Avenue, 2nd Floor, Hollis, NY 11423
31-19 Newtown Avenue, Suite 500, Astoria, NY 11102
99 Park Ave, Suite 810, New York, NY 10016
40 Fulton Street, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10038
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209 NY-32, Central Valley, NY 10917
50 Main St, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
99 Park Ave., Suite 830, New York, NY 10016
170 Old Country Rd, Mineola, NY 11501
30 E 33rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
111 Broadway, Suite 707, New York, NY 10006
11 Market Street, Suite 205, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-3179
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1393 Veterans Memorial Highway, #101s, Hauppauge, NY 11788
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North Valley Stream 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