Top Ridgewood, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1500 Broadway, Suite 2401, New York, NY 10036
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101 Park Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10178
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10 Bank St., Suite 700, White Plains, NY 10606
150 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017-5639
810 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1105, New York, NY 10019
108-15 Crossbay Blvd, Queens, NY 11417
332 Willis Ave, Mineola, NY 11501
477 Madison Avenue, Suite 1230, New York, NY 10022
45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111-0100
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450 Seventh Ave, Suite 1802, New York, NY 10123
50 Main St, Hempstead, NY 11550-4054
250 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10279
350 Broadway, Suite 1207, New York, NY 10013
700 White Plains Road, Suite 237, Scarsdale, NY 10583
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90 Merrick Avenue, 9th Floor, East Meadow, NY 11554
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479 Merrick Rd., Lynbrook, NY 11563-2405
570 Lexington Ave, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10022
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Ridgewood 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