Top Rockville Centre, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
305 Broadway 7th Floor, Suite 19, New York, NY 10007
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2027 Williamsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY 10461
225 Broadway, Suite 1901, New York, NY 10007-3731
9965 64th Rd, Unit 1d, Rego Park, NY 11374
118-35 Queens Blv, Tower Suite 400, Office 450, Forest Hills, NY 11375
9003 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11209
299 Adelphi St Apt 510, Brooklyn, NY 11205-4643
26 Court Street, Suite 1200, Brooklyn, NY 11242
139 Fulton Street, Suite 801, New York, NY 10038
7621 13th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11228
580 Fifth Avenue, Suite 606, New York, NY 10036
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90 Merrick Ave, Suite 601, East Meadow, NY 11554
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004
800 Third Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022
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300 Old Country Road, Suite 241, Mineola, NY 11501-4112
97 Argyll Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10804
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1733 Sheepshead Bay Rd, Suite 22, Brooklyn, NY 11235
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140 Broadway, Suite 4610, New York, NY 10005-1108
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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