Top Ridge, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
50 Main St., Floor 2, Hempstead, NY 11550
1133 Westchester Ave, Suite S-221, White Plains, NY 10604
209 NY-32, Central Valley, NY 10917
11 Market Street, Suite 205, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-3179
111 Broadway, Suite 1401, New York, NY 10006
224 W 30th St, Suite 302, New York, NY 10001
1205 Franklin Avenue Plaza, Suite 110, Garden City, NY 11530
1100 Franklin Avenue, Suite 305, Garden City, NY 11530
666 Old Country Road, Suite 305A, Garden City, NY 11530
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 220, White Plains, NY 10603
2000 Maple Hill Street, Suite 206, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
14 Wall St, Suite 4C, New York, NY 10005
225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
41 Madison Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10010
222 Bloomingdale Rd, Ste 301, White Plains, NY 10605
16 Court St, Floor 35, Brooklyn, NY 11241
122 North Country Road, PO Box 5440, Miller Place, NY 11764-1430
299 Broadway, Suite 1405, New York, NY 10007
1325 Avenue of the Americas, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10019
104 W 40th St, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10018
115 Broadway, Suite 1704, New York, NY 10006
260 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016
White Plains Center, 50 Main Street, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
1 Liberty Plz, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
810 7th Ave, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10019
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