Top Selden, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
111 S Ridge Street, Suite 303, Port Chester, NY 10573
1551 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501-4803
140 Fell Court, Suite 305, Hauppauge, NY 11788
45 Glen Cove Rd, Greenvale, NY 11548
225 W 34th St., 9th Floor, New York, NY 10122
111 Broadway, # 706, New York, NY 10006
16401 Northern Blvd., Suite 2, Flushing, NY 11358-1755
1400 Old Country Road, Ste 310E, Westbury, NY 11590
1 Old Country Rd, Suite 347, Carle Place, NY 11514
305 Broadway, Suite 210, New York, NY 10007
225 East 57th St, Suite 6L, New York, NY 10022
325 Glen Cove Ave, Sea Cliff, NY 11579
170 Old Country Road, Suite 600, Mineola, NY 11501
233 Broadway, Suite 2370, New York, NY 10279
666 Old Country Road, Suite 305, Garden City, NY 11530
75 Maiden Lane, Suite 907, New York, NY 10038
950 Third Avenue, Eleventh Floor, New York, NY 10022
410 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022
32 Court Street, Suite 408, Brooklyn, NY 11201
11 Broadway, Ste 615, New York, NY 10004
100 Motor Pkwy, Suite 300, Hauppauge, NY 11788
225 Broadway, Suite 2702, New York, NY 10007
825 Veterans Highway, Hauppauge, NY 11788
147 Prince St, Suite 238, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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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