Top Port Jefferson Station, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Port Jefferson Station, NY
825 Veterans Highway, Hauppauge, NY 11788
100 Motor Pkwy, Suite 300, Hauppauge, NY 11788
1776 Broadway, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10019
901 Sheridan Ave, Bronx, NY 10451
101 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10006
360 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
233 Broadway, Ste 2340, New York, NY 10279
233 Broadway, Suite 705, New York, NY 10279
224 W 30th St, Suite 302, New York, NY 10001
110 W 40th St, Ste 1900, New York, NY 10018
111 Broadway, Suite 1401, New York, NY 10006
65 Broadway, Suite 1005, New York, NY 10006
65 Gleneida Ave, Carmel, NY 10512
666 Old Country Road, Suite 305, Garden City, NY 11530
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Port Jefferson Station, NY
995 Main Street, Fishkill, NY 12524
170 Old Country Road, Suite 600, Mineola, NY 11501
1 World Financial Ctr Fl 30, New York, NY 10281
40 Wall Street, 53rd Floor, New York, NY 10005
131 W 35th St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Port Jefferson Station, NY
300 Old Country Road, Suite 341, Mineola, NY 11501
140 Broadway, Suite 2450, New York, NY 10005
80 8th Ave, Fl 8, New York, NY 10011
7 World Trade Center, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10007
488 Madison Ave, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10022
950 Third Ave, 11th Floor, 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