Top Roslyn, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
75 S Broadway, Suite 403, White Plains, NY 10601
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250 Fulton Ave, Suite 340, Hempstead, NY 11550
20 Vesey St, Suite 500, New York, NY 10007
450 Seventh Ave, Suite 1802, New York, NY 10123
30-97 Steinway St, Suite 301-A, Astoria, NY 11103
7 Times Square, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10036
479 Merrick Rd., Lynbrook, NY 11563-2405
111 Broadway, Suite 1205, New York, NY 10006
1345 Ave of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10105
441 Lexington Ave, Suite 504, New York, NY 10017
26 Court Street, Suite 2306, Brooklyn, NY 11242
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555 5th Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10017
1040 6th Ave, Suite 14C, New York, NY 10018
277 Broadway, Suite 1501, New York, NY 10007
225 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10007
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111 Broadway, # 706, New York, NY 10006
30 Wall St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10005-2219
260 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
11 Times Square, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10036
1105 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225-5409
305 Broadway 7th Floor, Suite 19, New York, NY 10007
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Roslyn 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