Top Suffern, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
75 Broad St, Suite 2120, New York, NY 10004
650 Halstead Ave, Suite 201B-1, Mamaroneck, NY 10543-0332
123 William St Fl 15th, New York, NY 10038
225 Broadway, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10007-3082
666 5th Ave, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10103
5 Old Rd, Elmsford, NY 10523
274 Madison Ave, Rm 1401, New York, NY 10016
650 5th Ave, Suite 2320, New York, NY 10019
122 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10168
34 Grove St, Middletown, NY 10940
1225 Franklin Ave, #325, Garden City, NY 11530
120 4th Ave, Bay Shore, NY 11706
43 W 43rd St, Suite 160, New York, NY 10036
163-09 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11358
Po Box 328, Goshen, NY 10924
60 Bay Street, 7th Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
2 Congers Rd, New City, NY 10956
1393 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 312 North, Hauppauge, NY 11788
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
260 Madison Ave, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
535 5th Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10017
60-88 Myrtle Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385
356 Meadow Avenue, Newburgh, NY 12550
191 Islip Avenue, Islip, NY 11751
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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