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260 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
159 W 25th St, Suite 516, New York, NY 10001
45 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10006
256 West 36th Street, Suite 900, New York, NY 10018
225 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10007
140 Grand Street, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
105-15 Metropolitan Avenue, Forest Hills, NY 11375
30 E 33rd St, 6TH FLOOR, New York, NY 10016
200 Mamaroneck Ave Ste 605, White Plains, NY 10601
5 East 22nd St, Suite 7B, New York, NY 10010
225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
550 Grand St, New York, NY 10002
345 7th Ave, Floor 21, New York, NY 10001
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80 Wall Street, Suite 815, New York, NY 10005
1120 Sixth Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036
30 Broad St, Suite 1402, New York, NY 10004
580 Fifth Avenue, Suite 606, New York, NY 10036
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300 Old Country Road, Suite 241, Mineola, NY 11501-4112
370 Lexington Ave, Suite 505, New York, NY 10017
259 Liberty Ave, Staten Island, NY 10305
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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