Top Queens, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
16 Court St Ste 3301, Brooklyn, NY 11241
111 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10006
995 Main Street, Fishkill, NY 12524
1022 Avenue P, Brooklyn, NY 11223
550 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 502, Harrison, NY 10528
217 Broadway, Suite 707, New York, NY 10007
One Rockefeller Plaza, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10020
41 Purdy Avenue, Rye, NY 10580
300 Cadman Plaza W, 12th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
250 Broadway, Suite 600, New York, NY 10007
103 E 125th St Rm 1102, New York, NY 10035
27 Hawthorn Ave, Warwick, NY 10990
30 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
250 Vesey St, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10281
1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2310, New York, NY 10020
1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1089
101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178-0061
2 Wall Street, Suite 310, New York, NY 10005
2 William St, Suite 302, White Plains, NY 10601
450 7th Ave, Suite 1304, New York, NY 10123
99 Park Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016-1506
150 East 58th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10155
605 Third Avenue, Suite 2300, New York, NY 10158
244 Madison Ave, # 1208, New York, NY 10016
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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