Top Red Hook, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
51 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019-6142
230 Park Avenue, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10169-0075
43 W 43rd St, Suite 160, New York, NY 10036
1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019-6064
360 Lexington Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10017
139 Fulton St, Suite 801, New York, NY 10038
140 E 45th St, Suite 26A, New York, NY 10017
195 Montague Street, Suite 1419, Brooklyn, NY 11201
32 Court Street, Suite 408, Brooklyn, NY 11201
139 Fulton Street, Suite 801, New York, NY 10038
1120 Sixth Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036
963 Route 6, Mahopac, NY 10541
198A Rogers Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225
7621 13th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11228
305 Broadway, Suite 700, New York, NY 10007
800 Third Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022
44 S Broadway, Suite 100, White Plains, NY 10601
1733 Sheepshead Bay Rd, Suite 22, Brooklyn, NY 11235
353 Veterans Memorial Hwy., Suite 200, Commack, NY 11725
3 Times Sq, New York, NY 10036-7703
1185 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
147 W 25th St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001
259 Liberty Ave, Staten Island, NY 10305
888 7th Ave, 38th Floor, New York, NY 10106
201 Old Country Rd, Suite 120, Melville, NY 11747
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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