Top Spring Valley, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
73 Gleneida Ave, Carmel, NY 10512
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405 Lexington Avenue, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10174
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550 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 502, Harrison, NY 10528
57 W. Main Street, Suite 120, Babylon, NY 11702
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300 Cadman Plaza W, 12th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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997 Waverly Ave, Holtsville, NY 11742
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1022 Avenue P, Brooklyn, NY 11223
2 Park Ave, 20th Floor, Suite 2058, New York, NY 10016
245 Main Street, Suite 410, White Plains, NY 10601
1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1001
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210 Main St, Goshen, NY 10924
131 W 35th St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001
244 Madison Ave, # 1208, New York, NY 10016
233 Broadway, Suite 2348, New York, NY 10279
685 Third Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10017
150 Motor Pkwy, Suite 119, Hauppauge, NY 11788
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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