Top Southeast, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
405 Lexington Avenue, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10174
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225 East 57th St, Suite 6L, New York, NY 10022
225 W 34th St., 9th Floor, New York, NY 10122
5 Hanover Square, Suite 1001, New York, NY 10004-2614
99 Park Ave., Suite 830, New York, NY 10016
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108 Village Sq, Ste 313, Somers, NY 10589
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686 Forest Ave, Staten Island, NY 10310
225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
1 Old Country Rd Ste 125, Carle Place, NY 11514-1845
353 Lexington Ave, Suite 900, New York, NY 10016
275 Madison Ave, 35 FL, New York, NY 10016
666 Old Country Rd, Suite 301, Garden City, NY 11530
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250 Park Avenue, Suite 2020, New York, NY 10177
111 Fulton St, New York, NY 10038
250 West Main St, Bay Shore, NY 11706
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275 W 10th Street, FL 6, New York, NY 10014-3375
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Southeast 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