Top Suffern, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
356 Meadow Avenue, Newburgh, NY 12550
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
7 Times Square, New York, NY 10036
555 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
20 Vesey St, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
29 Broadway, Suite 1412, New York, NY 10006
1045 Oyster Bay Road, Suite 1, East Norwich, NY 11732
2027 Williamsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY 10461
30 Wall St, Flr 8, New York, NY 10005
2 Executive Boulevard, Suite 300, Suffern, NY 10901
41 Madison Ave, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10010
317 Lenox Ave Fl 10th, New York, NY 10027
7 W 24th St, New York, NY 10010
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17 Squadron Blvd, Suite 401, New City, NY 10956
963 Route 6, Mahopac, NY 10541
880 3rd Ave, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10022
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259 Liberty Ave, Staten Island, NY 10305
147 W 25th St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001
1 Little W 12th Street, New York, NY 10014
125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004-2498
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Suffern 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