Top Ridge, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1200 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 360, Hauppauge, NY 11788
61 Broadway Rm 1601, New York, NY 10006
13 East Carver Street, Huntington, NY 11743
26 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
111 Broadway, Suite 1505, New York, NY 10006
90 Merrick Ave, Suite 601, East Meadow, NY 11554
88 Pine St, Suite 2450, New York, NY 10005
140 Grand St, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
29 W 30th St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10001
410 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022
305 Broadway 7th Floor, Suite 19, New York, NY 10007
99 Brookside Avenue, Chester, NY 10918-1033
36 North Plank Road, Newburgh, NY 12550
26 Court St, Suite 2103, Brooklyn, NY 11242
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10112-4498
245 Main Street, Suite 410, White Plains, NY 10601
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2 Park Ave, 20th Floor, Suite 2058, New York, NY 10016
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26 Court Street, Suite 1200, Brooklyn, NY 11242
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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