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1517 Voorhies Ave, 4th floor, Brooklyn, NY 11235
Po Box 328, Goshen, NY 10924
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
33 Nassau Avenue, Suite 67, New York, NY 11222
140 Broadway, Suite 4610, New York, NY 10005-1108
233 Broadway, Ste 2340, New York, NY 10279
233 Broadway, Suite 705, New York, NY 10279
405 Lexington Ave, 46th Floor, New York, NY 10174
110 W 40th St, Ste 1900, New York, NY 10018
44 Court Street, Suite 905, Brooklyn, NY 11201
50 Main St., Floor 2, Hempstead, NY 11550
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111 Broadway, Suite 1401, New York, NY 10006
PO Box 696, Babylon, NY 11702
2027 Williamsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY 10461
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1133 Westchester Ave, Suite S-221, White Plains, NY 10604
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209 NY-32, Central Valley, NY 10917
16 Court St, Floor 35, Brooklyn, NY 11241
11 Market Street, Suite 205, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-3179
400 Madison Ave, Suite 11D, New York, NY 10017
41 Madison Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10010
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75 Maiden Lane, Suite 603, New York, NY 10038-4826
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260 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016
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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