Top Somers, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
105-15 Metropolitan Avenue, Forest Hills, NY 11375
5 East 22nd St, Suite 7B, New York, NY 10010
225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
170 Old Country Rd, Mineola, NY 11501
30 E 33rd St, 6TH FLOOR, New York, NY 10016
98-20 Metropolitan Ave, Suite 3, Forest Hills, NY 11375
43 W 43rd St, Suite 174, New York, NY 10036
1185 Ave of the Americas, Floor 3, New York, NY 10036
375 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013
52 Duane St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10007
200 Mamaroneck Ave Ste 605, White Plains, NY 10601
1 Old Country Rd, Suite 320, Carle Place, NY 11514
49 W 37th St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10018
111 Broadway Rm 1706, New York, NY 10006
5 Waller Avenue, Suite 200, White Plains, NY 10601
300 Old Country Road, Suite 241, Mineola, NY 11501-4112
100 Chruch St, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10007
80 Pine Street, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10005
350 Old Country Rd, Suite 201, Garden City, NY 11530
250 Park Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10177-0799
25 Eighth Ave, Suite C, Brooklyn, NY 11217
12510 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens, NY 11415-1519
150 Grand St., White Plains, NY 10601-4821
90 Broad St, Suite 703, New York, NY 10004
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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