Top Ridge, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004-2498
5 East 22nd St, Suite 7B, New York, NY 10010
225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166-0193
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10036-7703
825 Veterans Highway, Hauppauge, NY 11788
7 Times Square, New York, NY 10036
901 Sheridan Ave, Bronx, NY 10451
101 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10006
995 Main Street, Fishkill, NY 12524
7 W 24th St, New York, NY 10010
103 E 125th St Rm 1102, New York, NY 10035
300 Old Country Road, Suite 241, Mineola, NY 11501-4112
One Rockefeller Plaza, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10020
41 Purdy Avenue, Rye, NY 10580
2094 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10032
1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2310, New York, NY 10020
25 Melville Park Rd, Suite 260, Melville, NY 11747
1155 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
55 Church Street, Suite 211, White Plains, NY 10601
1399 Franklin Avenue, Suite 201, Garden City, NY 11530
250 Broadway, Suite 600, New York, NY 10007
27 Hawthorn Ave, Warwick, NY 10990
26 Court Street, Suite 314, Brooklyn, NY 11242
300 Westage Business Center Drive, Suite 390, Fishkill, NY 12524
Ridge 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