Top Ridge, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
140 Broadway, Suite 2450, New York, NY 10005
1177 Avenue of the Americas, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10036
140 Broadway, Suite 4610, New York, NY 10005-1108
275 Madison Ave, 35 FL, New York, NY 10016
182A 26th St, Suite 2R, Brooklyn, NY 11232
405 Lexington Ave, 46th Floor, New York, NY 10174
50 Main St., Floor 2, Hempstead, NY 11550
33 Nassau Avenue, Suite 67, New York, NY 11222
666 Old Country Road, Suite 501, Garden City, NY 11530
1133 Westchester Ave, Suite S-221, White Plains, NY 10604
209 NY-32, Central Valley, NY 10917
11 Market Street, Suite 205, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-3179
444 Madison Avenue, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10022
15 Fisher Lane, Suite 200, White Plains, NY 10603
777 Third Avenue, Suite 2400, New York, NY 10017
1100 Franklin Avenue, Suite 305, Garden City, NY 11530
666 Old Country Road, Suite 305A, Garden City, NY 11530
1114 Avenue of the Americas, The Grace Building, New York, NY 10036
14 Wall St, Suite 4C, New York, NY 10005
1425 RXR Plaza, East Tower, 15th Floor, Uniondale, NY 11556-1425
225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
500 Fifth Avenue, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10110
41 Madison Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10010
217 Broadway, Suite 300, New York, NY 10007
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