Top Suffern, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
170 Old Country Rd, Mineola, NY 11501
80 Bay Street Landing, Suite 7J, Staten Island, NY 10301
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
40 Fulton St, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10038
325 E 79th St, Suite 8B, New York, NY 10075
125 Maiden Lane, Suite 5C, New York, NY 10038
666 Old Country Rd, Garden City, NY 11530
546 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10036
41 Madison Ave, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10010
100 Old Country Rd, Suite 103, New York, NY 11501
963 Route 6, Mahopac, NY 10541
880 3rd Ave, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10022
2900 Westchester Ave, Suite 204, Purchase, NY 10577
259 Liberty Ave, Staten Island, NY 10305
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1402 POB 1057, New York, NY 10170
55 Church Street, Suite 211, White Plains, NY 10601
300 Westage Business Center Drive, Suite 390, Fishkill, NY 12524
437 Madison Avenue, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10022
452 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
11 Times Square, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10036
88 Pine St, Suite 2450, New York, NY 10005
15 Maiden Lane, Suite 508, New York, NY 10038
55-21 69th St., Floor 2, Maspeth, NY 11378
136-20 38th Ave, Suite 9J, Flushing, NY 11354
171 Madison Ave, Suite 305, New York, NY 10016
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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