Top Scotchtown, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
332 Willis Ave, Mineola, NY 11501
441 Lexington Ave, Suite 504, New York, NY 10017
50 Main Street, Suite 425, White Plains, NY 10606
50 Main St, Hempstead, NY 11550-4054
75 S Broadway, Suite 403, White Plains, NY 10601
250 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10279
250 Fulton Ave, Suite 340, Hempstead, NY 11550
2 Sarles Street, Mount Kisco, NY 10549
38 Melnick Dr, Monsey, NY 10952
747 Middle Neck Rd, Suite 106, Great Neck, NY 11024
155-03 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432
26 Court Street, Suite 2306, Brooklyn, NY 11242
1271 Ave of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
2900 Westchester Ave, Suite 204, Purchase, NY 10577
19 East Main Street, PO Box 3139, Port Jervis, NY 12771
277 Broadway, Suite 1501, New York, NY 10007
420 Central Ave, Suite 301, Cedarhurst, NY 11516
100 Garden City Plaza, Suite 520, Garden City, NY 11530
1500 Astor Avenue, 2nd Floor, Office 208, Bronx, NY 10469
260 Madison Avenue, 21st FL, New York, NY 10016-2400
32 Court Street, Suite 408, Brooklyn, NY 11201
651A Coney Island Ave, Suite 2C, Brooklyn, NY 11218
230 Park Ave, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10169
7707 Parsons Blvd, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
170 Old Country Road, Suite 505, Mineola, NY 11501
Scotchtown 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