Top Northport, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
360 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
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28 Middle Neck Rd, Great Neck, NY 11021
350 5th Avenue, Suite 4020, Manhattan, NY 10118
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995 Main Street, Fishkill, NY 12524
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122 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10168
1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036-6797
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45 Broadway, Suite 3010, New York, NY 10006
1 World Financial Ctr Fl 30, New York, NY 10281
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
40 Wall Street, 53rd Floor, New York, NY 10005
101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178-0061
80 8th Ave, Fl 8, New York, NY 10011
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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