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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Port Chester, NY
172 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
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Sutnick & Sutnick Attorneys at Law has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Port Chester, New York.
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Port Chester, NY
123-60 83rd Avenue, Suite 1T, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
Law Office of Luke Scardigno helps clients in the Port Chester area handle cases involving Drug Possession.
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Port Chester, NY
16 Court Street, Suite 3500, Brooklyn, NY 11241
Getting legal representation for your Drug Possession issue is easier than you think. Let Law Offices of Samuel Gregory P.C. in Port Chester, New York help you today.
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Port Chester, NY
521 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1729, New York, NY 10175
Contact The Law Office of Jeffrey Chabrowe in Port Chester, New York for experienced legal assistance in Drug Possession.
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700 White Plains Road, Suite 237, Scarsdale, NY 10583
1675 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10019
1500 Broadway, Suite 2401, New York, NY 10036
101 Park Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10178
60 E 42nd St, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10165
250 W 55th St, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10019
1120 Avenue of the Americas, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10036
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004
570 Lexington Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022
863 Islip Ave, Central Islip, NY 11722
100 Broadhollow Rd, Ste 100, Farmingdale, NY 11735
20 Vesey Stree, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
953 Franklin Avenue, Suite 100, Garden City, NY 11530
1225 Franklin Avenue, Suite 325, Garden City, NY 11530
90 Merrick Avenue, 9th Floor, East Meadow, NY 11554
350 Broadway, Suite 1201, New York, NY 10003
55 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
7 Times Square, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10036
347 5th Avenue, Suite 1402, New York, NY 10016
50 Main Street, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
275 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10016
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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