Top Red Hook, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
250 Broadway, Suite 600, New York, NY 10007
840 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530-2900
43 W 43rd St, Suite 174, New York, NY 10036
6 Gramatan Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10550
2150 Joshuas Path, Suite 301, Hauppauge, NY 11788
98-20 Metropolitan Ave, Suite 3, Forest Hills, NY 11375
60-88 Myrtle Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385
570 Taxter Road, Suite 550, Elmsford, NY 10523
256 5th Ave, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10001
191 Islip Avenue, Islip, NY 11751
650 Halstead Ave, Suite 201B-1, Mamaroneck, NY 10543-0332
350 Broadway, New York, NY 10013
375 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013
One Rockefeller Plaza, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10020
1225 Franklin Ave, #325, Garden City, NY 11530
551 Fifth Ave, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10176
1 Old Country Rd, Suite 320, Carle Place, NY 11514
901 Sheridan Ave, Bronx, NY 10451
622 Third Avenue, Suite 37200, New York, NY 10017
101 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10006
48 Academy St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
299 Adelphi St Apt 510, Brooklyn, NY 11205-4643
200 Route 32, Central Valley Plaza, Central Valley, NY 10917
96 South Ocean Avenue, Patchogue, NY 11772
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Red Hook 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