Top Springfield Gardens, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
900 Third Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10022
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299 Broadway, Suite 1400, New York, NY 10007
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45 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10006
1 W Sunrise Hwy, Suite 2C, Freeport, NY 11520
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479 Merrick Rd., Lynbrook, NY 11563-2405
50 Main Street, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
570 Lexington Ave, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10022
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515 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022
745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 500, New York, NY 10151
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40 Exchange Place, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10005
200 Park Ave, New York, NY 10017
369 Lexington Ave, 2nd Floor, PMB #229, New York, NY 10017
26 Court Street, Suite 311, Brooklyn, NY 11201
2 Allen Street, Suite 3G, New York, NY 10002
888 Grand Concourse, Suite 1H, Bronx, NY 10451
600 Old Country Rd Rm 530, Garden City, NY 11530
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Springfield Gardens 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