Top Port Chester, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
356 Meadow Avenue, Newburgh, NY 12550
25 8th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
515 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022
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556 Peninsula Blvd, Hempstead, NY 11550
99 Brookside Avenue, Chester, NY 10918-1033
99 Park Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016-1506
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40 Fulton Street, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10038
31-19 Newtown Avenue, Suite 500, Astoria, NY 11102
111 Broadway, Suite 707, New York, NY 10006
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111 Broadway, Suite 1505, New York, NY 10006
204-04 Hillside Avenue, 2nd Floor, Hollis, NY 11423
510 Haight Avenue, Suite 202, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
140 Grand Street, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
61 Broadway, Suite 2780, New York, NY 10006
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Port Chester 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