Top Red Hook, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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98-20 Metropolitan Ave, Suite 3, Forest Hills, NY 11375
651A Coney Island Ave, Suite 2C, Brooklyn, NY 11218
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375 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013
60-88 Myrtle Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385
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600 Third Avenue, 42nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
139 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
335 Madison Ave, Floor 23, New York, NY 10017
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217 Willis Ave, Suite 101, Mineola, NY 11501
43 W 43rd St, Suite 160, New York, NY 10036
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1110 South Ave, Suite 33, Staten Island, NY 10314
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441 Lexington Ave, Suite 504, New York, NY 10017
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32 Court Street, Suite 408, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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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