Top Sag Harbor, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
901 Sheridan Ave, Bronx, NY 10451
101 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10006
65 Gleneida Ave, Carmel, NY 10512
995 Main Street, Fishkill, NY 12524
4 Brower Ave, Ste 3, Woodmere, NY 11598
125-10 Queens Blvd, Suite 323, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
1 World Financial Ctr Fl 30, New York, NY 10281
100 Jericho Quadrangle, Jericho, NY 11753
295 5th Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
2 William St, Suite 302, White Plains, NY 10601
235 Main St, White Plains, NY 10601
5 Waller Avenue, Suite 200, White Plains, NY 10601
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260 Madison Ave, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10016
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Sag Harbor, NY
260 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
100 Old Country Rd, Suite 103, Mineola, NY 11501
170 Hamilton Ave, Suite 300, White Plains, NY 10601
1301 Ave of the Americas, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10019
600 Old Country Rd Rm 530, Garden City, NY 11530
5 Old Rd, Elmsford, NY 10523
30 Wall Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10005
110 E 59th St, Floor 23, New York, NY 10022
140 Grand Street, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
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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