Top Patchogue, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
125 Bedell Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603-1001
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350 5th Avenue, Suite 4020, Manhattan, NY 10118
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233 Broadway, Suite 2348, New York, NY 10279
122 North Country Road, PO Box 5440, Miller Place, NY 11764-1430
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3118 Quentin Road, Floor 2, Brooklyn, NY 11234
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100 Garden City Plaza, suite 203, Garden City, NY 11530
305 Broadway, Floor 7, New York, NY 10007
100 Old Country Rd, Suite 103, New York, NY 11501
111 John St, Ste 1615, New York, NY 10038
1 World Financial Ctr Fl 30, New York, NY 10281
80 Bay Street Landing, Suite 7J, Staten Island, NY 10301
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
325 E 79th St, Suite 8B, New York, NY 10075
40 Fulton St, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10038
40 Exchange Place, Fl 18th, New York, NY 10005
900 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022
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111 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10006
96 South Ocean Avenue, Patchogue, NY 11772
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 300, New York, NY 10170
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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