Top Ridge, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10112-4498
20 Vesey St Rm 1200, New York, NY 10007
666 Old Country Rd, Garden City, NY 11530
40 Fulton St, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10038
1345 Ave of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
325 E 79th St, Suite 8B, New York, NY 10075
546 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10036
488 Madison Ave, Room 1120, New York, NY 10022
125 Maiden Lane, Suite 5C, New York, NY 10038
805 Smith St, Baldwin, NY 11510
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 300, New York, NY 10170
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 111, White Plains, NY 10603
233 Broadway, Suite 2348, New York, NY 10279
233 Broadway, Suite 2348, New York, NY 10279
350 Fifth Avenue, 63rd Floor, New York, NY 10118
125-10 Queens Blvd, Suite 323, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
111 John St, Ste 1615, New York, NY 10038
780 Third Avenue, Suite 1200, New York, NY 10017
159 W 25th St, Suite 516, New York, NY 10001
350 5th Avenue, Suite 4020, Manhattan, NY 10118
52 Duane St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10007
3118 Quentin Road, Floor 2, Brooklyn, NY 11234
31-08 Broadway, Suite 204, Astoria, NY 11106
260 Trinity Pass Rd, Pound Ridge, NY 10576
20 Vesey St Rm 400, 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