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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Roosevelt, NY
260 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
100 Garden City Plaza, Suite 520, Garden City, NY 11530
5 Old Rd, Elmsford, NY 10523
110 W 40th St, Suite 1003, New York, NY 10018
260 Madison Avenue, 21st FL, New York, NY 10016-2400
437 Madison Avenue, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10022
90 Merrick Ave, Suite 601, East Meadow, NY 11554
580 Fifth Avenue, Suite 606, New York, NY 10036
125 Maiden Lane, Suite 5C, New York, NY 10038
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004
350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118
99 Park Ave, PH / 26th Floor, New York, NY 10016
100 Garden City Plaza, #400, Garden City, NY 11530
375 W Main St, Suite 120, Huntington, NY 11743
666 Old Country Road, Suite 501, Garden City, NY 11530
226 7th St Ste 302, Garden City, NY 11530
233 Broadway, Suite 2370, New York, NY 10279
159 W 25th St, Suite 516, New York, NY 10001
118-35 Queens Blv, Tower Suite 400, Office 450, Forest Hills, NY 11375
200 Old Country Rd, Suite 2 S, Mineola, NY 11501
490 Wheeler Rd, Suite 270, Hauppauge, NY 11788
800 Third Ave, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
20 Vanderventer Ave., Suite 103W, Port Washington, NY 11050
260 Madison Ave, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
1185 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
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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