Top Somers, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
135 N Water St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
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29 Broadway, Suite 1412, New York, NY 10006
1500 Astor Avenue, 2nd Floor, Office 208, Bronx, NY 10469
40 Fulton St, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10038
325 E 79th St, Suite 8B, New York, NY 10075
666 Old Country Rd, Garden City, NY 11530
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330 Madison Ave, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10017
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551 Fifth Ave, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10176
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399 Knollwood Road, Suite 111, White Plains, NY 10603
250 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019-9601
100 Park Ave, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10017
26 Court St, Ste 603, Brooklyn, NY 11242
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Somers 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