Top Nyack, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1675 Broadway, Suite 1810, New York, NY 10019
800 Third Avenue, Floor 18, New York, NY 10022
150 Grand St., White Plains, NY 10601-4821
350 Old Country Rd, Suite 201, Garden City, NY 11530
40 Fulton St, FL 17, New York, NY 10038-5077
25 Eighth Ave, Suite C, Brooklyn, NY 11217
152 West 57th St, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10019
45 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10111
195 Montague Street, Suite 1419, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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111 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10006
519 8th Ave, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10018
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489 5th Ave, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10017
12510 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens, NY 11415-1519
Po Box 3319, Sag Harbor, NY 11963-0408
48 Wall St, Suite 1100, New York, NY 10005
997 Waverly Ave, Holtsville, NY 11742
200 Vesey St, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10281
350 National Blvd, Suite 2E, Long Beach, NY 11561
43 W 43rd St, Suite 265, New York, NY 10036
589 8th Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10018
1133 Westchester Ave, Suite S-221, White Plains, NY 10604
16 Court St, Suite 503, Brooklyn, NY 11241
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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