Top Suffern, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
730 3rd Ave, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10017
815 Route 211 East, Middletown, NY 10941
275 W 10th Street, FL 6, New York, NY 10014-3375
28 W 44th St Ste 919, New York, NY 10036
250 West Main St, Bay Shore, NY 11706
666 Old Country Rd, Suite 301, Garden City, NY 11530
689 Mamaroneck Avenue, Mamaroneck, NY 10543
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6400, New York, NY 10118
745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 500, New York, NY 10151
4250 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Holbrook, NY 11741
40 Exchange Place, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10005
60 E. 42nd Street, Suite 1400, New York, NY 10165
556 Peninsula Blvd, Hempstead, NY 11550
2 William St, Suite 302, White Plains, NY 10601
500 Fifth Avenue, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10110
25 8th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
260 Madison Avenue, 21st FL, New York, NY 10016-2400
437 Madison Avenue, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10022
277 Broadway, Suite 1501, New York, NY 10007
2094 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10032
241 Ave of the Americas, Suite 14 E, New York, NY 10014
200 Varick St, Suite 800, New York, NY 10014
20 Vesey St Rm 1200, New York, NY 10007
19 East Main Street, PO Box 3139, Port Jervis, NY 12771
50 Main Street, White Plains, NY 10606-190
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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