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14 Washington Ave, Brentwood, NY 11717
190 EAST POST ROAD - SUITE 402, Suite 402, White Plains, NY 10601
138 Mineola Blvd., Mineola, NY 11501
99 Madison Ave, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10016
26 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10004
2 Park Ave, 20th Floor, Suite 2058, New York, NY 10016
777 Third Avenue, Suite 2400, New York, NY 10017
4 Brower Ave, Ste 3, Woodmere, NY 11598
1120 Sixth Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036
444 Madison Avenue, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10022
30 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
300 Old Country Road, Suite 241, Mineola, NY 11501-4112
230 Park Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10169
1600 Front St, East Meadow, NY 11554
33 Whitehall Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10004
1425 RXR Plaza, East Tower, 15th Floor, Uniondale, NY 11556-1425
99 Park Ave, PH / 26th Floor, New York, NY 10016
1205 Franklin Avenue Plaza, Suite 110, Garden City, NY 11530
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Southeast, NY
200 Varick St, Suite 800, New York, NY 10014
20 Vesey St Rm 1200, New York, NY 10007
11835 Queens Blvd, Suite 940, Forest Hills, NY 11375
825 Montauk Hwy, Copiague, NY 11726
60 E 42nd St, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10165
780 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, NY 11561
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