Top Queens, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
209 NY-32, Central Valley, NY 10917
1045 Oyster Bay Road, Suite 1, East Norwich, NY 11732
150 Broadway, Suite 909, New York, NY 10038
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1100 Franklin Avenue, Suite 305, Garden City, NY 11530
12046 Queens Blvd, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
11 Market Street, Suite 205, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-3179
14 Wall St, Suite 4C, New York, NY 10005
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10112
30 Broad St, Suite 1402, New York, NY 10004
5 Hanover Square, Suite 1001, New York, NY 10004-2614
1178 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10001
111 Broadway Rm 1706, New York, NY 10006
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200 Mamaroneck Ave Ste 605, White Plains, NY 10601
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1114 Avenue of the Americas, The Grace Building, New York, NY 10036
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225 Broadway, Suite 715, 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