Top Stony Brook, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
143 Willis Ave, Mineola, NY 11501
7 Times Square, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10036
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356 Meadow Ave, Suite 300, Newburgh, NY 12550-3038
1120 Avenue of the Americas, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10036
600 Third Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10016
7 Times Square, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10036
16 Court St, Suite 2000, Brooklyn, NY 11241
108-15 Crossbay Blvd, Queens, NY 11417
332 Willis Ave, Mineola, NY 11501
450 Seventh Ave, Suite 1802, New York, NY 10123
1345 Ave of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10105
45 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10006
441 Lexington Ave, Suite 504, New York, NY 10017
100 Motor Parkway, Suite 560, Hauppauge, NY 11788
111 Broadway, Suite 1205, New York, NY 10006
527 Old Country Road, Plainview, NY 11803
20 Vesey St, Suite 500, New York, NY 10007
260 Madison Ave., 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
50 Main St, Hempstead, NY 11550-4054
888 Grand Concourse, #1-O, Bronx, NY 10451
250 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10279
200 Garden City Plaza, Suite 315, Garden City, NY 11530
3296 Waterbury Drive, Wantagh, NY 11793
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Stony Brook 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