Top Ridge, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
375 Park Ave, Suite 2607, New York, NY 10152
585 Stewart Avenue, Suite L-16, Garden City, NY 11530
317 Lenox Ave Fl 10th, New York, NY 10027
120 Broadway, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10271
1325 Avenue of the Americas, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10019
170 Old Country Road, Suite 508, Mineola, NY 11501
30 Wall St, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10005
37-06 82nd St, Suite 304, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
1850 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10031
877 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11580
3135 Johnson Ave, Ste 7D, Bronx, NY 10463
1 Huntington Quadrangle, Suite 1S04, Melville, NY 11747
7 W 24th St, New York, NY 10010
111 Broadway, # 706, New York, NY 10006
217 Broadway, Suite 707, New York, NY 10007
260 Madison Ave, Floor 22, New York, NY 10016
98-20 Metropolitan Ave, Suite 3, Forest Hills, NY 11375
375 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013
105-15 Metropolitan Avenue, Forest Hills, NY 11375
17 Squadron Blvd, Suite 401, New City, NY 10956
43 W 43rd St, Suite 174, New York, NY 10036
30 E 33rd St, 6TH FLOOR, New York, NY 10016
201 E 25th St, Apt 5G, New York, NY 10010
1105 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225-5409
315 Flatbush Ave, Ste 103, Brooklyn, NY 11217
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