Top Port Jefferson, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2800, New York, NY 10020
350 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Commack, NY 11725
1675 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10019
101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178-0060
1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2310, New York, NY 10020
101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178-0061
175 Greenwich St, 55th Floor, New York, NY 10007
1177 Avenue of the Americas, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10036
14 Washington Ave, Brentwood, NY 11717
138 Mineola Blvd., Mineola, NY 11501
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1402 POB 1057, New York, NY 10170
30 Wall St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10005-2219
118-35 Queens Blv, Tower Suite 400, Office 450, Forest Hills, NY 11375
26 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10004
777 Third Avenue, Suite 2400, New York, NY 10017
230 Park Ave, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10169
15 Fisher Lane, Suite 200, White Plains, NY 10603
260 Madison Avenue, 21st FL, New York, NY 10016-2400
444 Madison Avenue, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10022
1600 Front St, East Meadow, NY 11554
30 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
1425 RXR Plaza, East Tower, 15th Floor, Uniondale, NY 11556-1425
437 Madison Avenue, 35th 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