Top Ridge, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10153-0119
3 Barker Ave, Suite 405, White Plains, NY 10601
1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019-6064
375 W Main St, Suite 120, Huntington, NY 11743
226 7th St Ste 302, Garden City, NY 11530
490 Wheeler Rd, Suite 270, Hauppauge, NY 11788
200 Old Country Rd, Suite 2 S, Mineola, NY 11501
666 Old Country Road, Suite 501, Garden City, NY 11530
800 Third Ave, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
1633 Broadway, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10019
260 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
275 Madison Ave, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10016
11835 Queens Blvd, Suite 950, Forest Hills, NY 11375
2 Court Square, Suite CLW, Long Island City, NY 11101
787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019
1850 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10031
37-06 82nd St, Suite 304, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
877 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11580
100 Garden City Plaza, #400, Garden City, NY 11530
1325 Avenue of the Americas, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10019
1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1104
325 Broadway, Suite 505, New York, NY 10007
125 Bedell Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603-1001
570 Taxter Road, Suite 550, Elmsford, NY 10523
3275 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Suite B12, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
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