Top Southeast, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
50 Main St., Floor 2, Hempstead, NY 11550
14 Bond St, Ste 389, Great Neck, NY 11021
2 Congers Rd, New City, NY 10956
148 S Liberty Dr, Stony Point, NY 10980-2321
260 Madison Ave, Floor 22, New York, NY 10016
44 Court Street, Suite 905, Brooklyn, NY 11201
1114 Avenue of the Americas, The Grace Building, New York, NY 10036
666 Old Country Road, Suite 305A, Garden City, NY 11530
41 Madison Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10010
7 World Trade Center, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10007
16 Court St, Floor 35, Brooklyn, NY 11241
630 5th Ave, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10111
131 W 35th St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001
488 Madison Ave, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10022
299 Broadway, Suite 1405, New York, NY 10007
1 Liberty Plz, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
140 Broadway, Suite 2450, New York, NY 10005
353 Lexington Ave, Suite 900, New York, NY 10016
115 Broadway, Suite 1704, New York, NY 10006
565 5th Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10017
260 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016
75 Maiden Lane, Suite 603, New York, NY 10038-4826
140 Broadway, Suite 4610, New York, NY 10005-1108
1177 Avenue of the Americas, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10036
104 W 40th St, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10018
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