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75 S Broadway, Suite 403, White Plains, NY 10601
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111 Broadway, Suite 1205, New York, NY 10006
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570 Lexington Ave, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10022
16 Court St, Suite 2000, Brooklyn, NY 11241
200 Garden City Plaza, Suite 315, Garden City, NY 11530
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953 Franklin Avenue, Suite 100, Garden City, NY 11530
330 Motor Parkway, Suite 304, Hauppauge, NY 11788
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356 Meadow Ave, Suite 300, Newburgh, NY 12550-3038
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585 Stewart Avenue, Suite L-16, Garden City, NY 11530
170 Old Country Road, Suite 508, Mineola, NY 11501
120 Broadway, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10271
375 Park Ave, Suite 2607, New York, NY 10152
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260 Madison Ave, Floor 22, New York, NY 10016
355 Post Ave, Suite 204, Westbury, NY 11590-2265
420 Central Ave, Suite 301, Cedarhurst, NY 11516
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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