Top Ridge, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
256 West 36th Street, Suite 900, New York, NY 10018
291 Broadway, 17 Floor, New York, NY 10007
147 Prince St, Suite 238, Brooklyn, NY 11201
1500 Astor Avenue, 2nd Floor, Office 208, Bronx, NY 10469
The Courthouse Corporate Center, 320 Carleton Ave Ste 4200, Central Islip, NY 11722-4506
100 Crossways Park Drive West, Suite 402, Woodbury, NY 11797
225 Broadway, Suite 2702, New York, NY 10007
560 Broadhollow Rd, Suite 303, Melville, NY 11747
3 Dakota Dr, Suie 300, New Hyde Park, NY 11042
99 Madison Ave, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10016
1200 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 360, Hauppauge, NY 11788
13 East Carver Street, Huntington, NY 11743
26 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
90 Merrick Ave, Suite 601, East Meadow, NY 11554
708 Third Avenue, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10017
201 E 25th St, Apt 5G, New York, NY 10010
29 W 30th St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10001
1492 Victory Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
250 Broadway, Suite 600, New York, NY 10007
245 Main Street, Suite 410, White Plains, NY 10601
32 Broadway, Suite 412, New York, NY 10004
2 Park Ave, 20th Floor, Suite 2058, New York, NY 10016
4 Brower Ave, Ste 3, Woodmere, NY 11598
1120 Sixth Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036
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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