Top Putnam Valley, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1301 Ave of the Americas, Floor 13, New York, NY 10019-6119
51 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019-6142
230 Park Avenue, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10169-0075
900 Stewart Ave, 4th Floor, Garden City, NY 11530
47 W. 47th Street, Suite 6A, New York, NY 10036
One Manhattan West, New York, NY 10001
767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10153-0119
1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1095
1 Old Country Rd, Suite 347, Carle Place, NY 11514
211 Main Street, PO Box 470, Goshen, NY 10924
55 Broadway, Suite 901, New York, NY 10006
16401 Northern Blvd., Suite 2, Flushing, NY 11358-1755
45 Glen Cove Rd, Greenvale, NY 11548
305 Broadway, Suite 210, New York, NY 10007
111 S Ridge Street, Suite 303, Port Chester, NY 10573
1633 Broadway, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10019
20 Vesey St, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
38-08 Union St, Suite 12B, Flushing, NY 11354
1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2800, New York, NY 10020
200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166-4193
233 Broadway, Suite 2348, New York, NY 10279
1400 Old Country Road, Ste 310E, Westbury, NY 11590
140 Fell Court, Suite 305, Hauppauge, NY 11788
666 Old Country Rd Ste 501, Garden City, NY 11530
4216 Merrick Rd, Massapequa, NY 11758
Putnam Valley Drug Possession Information
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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