Top Port Washington, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
112 W 34th St, New York, NY 10120
535 5th Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10017
1 N Broadway, Suite 412, White Plains, NY 10601
32 Court Street, Suite 408, Brooklyn, NY 11201
The New York Times Building, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
139 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
275 Madison Ave, 35 FL, New York, NY 10016
99 Park Ave., Suite 830, New York, NY 10016
1155 Avenues of the Americas, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10036
217 Willis Ave, Suite 101, Mineola, NY 11501
80 Washington St, Suite 100, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004-1490
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
7707 Parsons Blvd, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
170 Old Country Road, Suite 505, Mineola, NY 11501
651A Coney Island Ave, Suite 2C, Brooklyn, NY 11218
787 7th Ave, 31st Fl, New York, NY 10019
26 79th St, Brooklyn, NY 11209
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140 Fell Court, Suite 305, Hauppauge, NY 11788
225 W 34th St., 9th Floor, New York, NY 10122
4216 Merrick Rd, Massapequa, NY 11758
666 Old Country Rd Ste 501, Garden City, NY 11530
305 Broadway, Suite 210, New York, NY 10007
38-08 Union St, Suite 12B, Flushing, NY 11354
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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