Top Queens, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
170 Old Country Road, Suite 505, Mineola, NY 11501
275 Madison Ave, 35 FL, New York, NY 10016
135 N Water St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
139 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
1 Old Country Rd, Suite 320, Carle Place, NY 11514
217 Willis Ave, Suite 101, Mineola, NY 11501
12 E 49th St, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10017
22 Vanderbilt Ave, 335 Madison Ave Fl 23, New York, NY 10017
47 W. 47th Street, Suite 6A, New York, NY 10036
441 Lexington Ave, Suite 504, New York, NY 10017
1114 Avenue of the Americas, The Grace Building, New York, NY 10036
55 Broadway, Suite 901, New York, NY 10006
217 Broadway, Suite 300, New York, NY 10007
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004-1490
1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036-6797
100 Chruch St, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10007
40 Wall St, Suite 1002, New York, NY 10005
350 Old Country Rd, Suite 201, Garden City, NY 11530
12510 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens, NY 11415-1519
651A Coney Island Ave, Suite 2C, Brooklyn, NY 11218
3250 Route 9w, New Windsor, NY 12553
25 Eighth Ave, Suite C, Brooklyn, NY 11217
250 Park Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10177-0799
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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