Top Ridge, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1178 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10001
55 Broadway, Bond Collective, 3rd FL, Suite 412, New York, NY 10006
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10112-4498
26 Court St, Suite 2103, Brooklyn, NY 11242
885 2nd Ave, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10017
560 Broadhollow Road, Suite 303, Melville, NY 11747
4250 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Holbrook, NY 11741
30 Broad St, Suite 1402, New York, NY 10004
1345 Ave of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
8 E Main St, Bay Shore, NY 11706
26 79th St, Brooklyn, NY 11209
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 111, White Plains, NY 10603
111 John St, Ste 1615, New York, NY 10038
300 Old Country Road, Suite 341, Mineola, NY 11501
950 Third Ave, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
320 Old Country Road, Suite 103, Garden City, NY 11530
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10112
1180 Ave of the Americas, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10036
499 Fashion Ave, Suite 4N, New York, NY 10018
224 W 30th St, Suite 302, New York, NY 10001
3118 Quentin Road, Floor 2, Brooklyn, NY 11234
235 Main St, White Plains, NY 10601
111 Broadway, Suite 1406, New York, NY 10006
274 Madison Ave, Rm 1401, New York, NY 10016
45 Broadway, Suite 3010, New York, NY 10006
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