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477 Madison Avenue, Suite 410, New York, NY 10022
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355 Post Ave, Suite 204, Westbury, NY 11590-2265
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375 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013
43 W 43rd St, Suite 174, New York, NY 10036
31 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019
651A Coney Island Ave, Suite 2C, Brooklyn, NY 11218
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810 7th Ave, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10019
139 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Springfield Gardens, NY
650 Halstead Ave, Suite 201B-1, Mamaroneck, NY 10543-0332
170 Old Country Road, Suite 505, Mineola, NY 11501
1225 Franklin Ave, #325, Garden City, NY 11530
441 Lexington Ave, Suite 504, New York, NY 10017
43 W 43rd St, Suite 160, New York, NY 10036
38-17 52nd St, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY 11104
1 Old Country Rd, Suite 320, Carle Place, NY 11514
52 Duane St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10007
32 Court Street, Suite 408, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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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