Top Roosevelt, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
170 Old Country Rd, Mineola, NY 11501
65 Broadway, Suite 1005, New York, NY 10006
99 Park Ave, Suite 2600, New York, NY 10016
65 West 90th Street, Apt. 24B, New York, NY 10024
565 5th Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10017
353 Lexington Ave, Suite 900, New York, NY 10016
60 Bay Street, 7th Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
11835 Queens Blvd, Suite 940, Forest Hills, NY 11375
230 Park Ave, Suite 300, New York, NY 10169
840 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530-2900
32 Court Street, Suite 408, Brooklyn, NY 11201
250 Broadway, Suite 600, New York, NY 10007
926 RXR Plaza, West Tower, Uniondale, NY 11556-0926
43 W 43rd St, Suite 174, New York, NY 10036
98-20 Metropolitan Ave, Suite 3, Forest Hills, NY 11375
75 Broad St, Suite 2120, New York, NY 10004
170 Old Country Road, Suite 505, Mineola, NY 11501
164 Jackson St, Hempstead, NY 11550
375 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013
139 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
650 Halstead Ave, Suite 201B-1, Mamaroneck, NY 10543-0332
200 Garden City Plaza, Suite 103, Garden City, NY 11530
233 Broadway, Ste 2340, New York, NY 10279
233 Broadway, Suite 705, New York, NY 10279
217 Willis Ave, Suite 101, Mineola, NY 11501
Roosevelt 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