Top Sag Harbor, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
275 Madison Ave, 35 FL, New York, NY 10016
1114 Avenue of the Americas, The Grace Building, New York, NY 10036
30 Wall St, Flr 8, New York, NY 10005
570 Taxter Road, Suite 550, Elmsford, NY 10523
589 8th Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10018
97 Argyll Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10804
1 Little W 12th Street, New York, NY 10014
17 State Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10004
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875 3rd Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022
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96 South Ocean Avenue, Patchogue, NY 11772
1177 Ave of the Americas, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10036
630 5th Ave, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10111
880 3rd Ave, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10022
259 Liberty Ave, Staten Island, NY 10305
244 Madison Ave, # 1208, New York, NY 10016
1110 South Ave., Staten Island, NY 10314
85 E Main Street, Washingtonville, NY 10992
210 Main St, Goshen, NY 10924
233 Broadway, Suite 710, New York, NY 10007
122 North Country Road, PO Box 5440, Miller Place, NY 11764-1430
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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