Top Port Washington, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1 Huntington Quadrangle, Suite 1S04, Melville, NY 11747
31-08 Broadway, Suite 204, Astoria, NY 11106
37-06 82nd St, Suite 304, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
1850 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10031
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
36 North Plank Road, Newburgh, NY 12550
377 Broadway, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10013-3907
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 300, New York, NY 10170
1393 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 312 North, Hauppauge, NY 11788
142 W 57th St, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10019
60 Bay Street, 7th Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
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780 Third Avenue, Suite 1200, New York, NY 10017
191 Islip Avenue, Islip, NY 11751
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230 Park Avenue, Suite 460, New York, NY 10169
840 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530-2900
260 Madison Ave, Floor 22, New York, NY 10016
650 Halstead Ave, Suite 201B-1, Mamaroneck, NY 10543-0332
4 New King St, Suite 140, White Plains, NY 10604
250 Broadway, Suite 600, New York, NY 10007
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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