Top Patchogue, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
145 Willis Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501
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256 West 36th Street, Suite 900, New York, NY 10018
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250 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019-9601
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40 Fulton Street, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10038
555 5th Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10017
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204-04 Hillside Avenue, 2nd Floor, Hollis, NY 11423
435 Montauk Hwy, West Islip, NY 11795
225 Broadway, Suite 2702, New York, NY 10007
277 Broadway, Suite 1501, New York, NY 10007
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100 Old Country Rd, Suite 101, Mineola, NY 11501
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333 East 53rd St, Suite 3A, New York, NY 10022
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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