Top Suffern, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
444 Madison Avenue, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10022
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233 Broadway, Suite 2348, New York, NY 10279
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230 Park Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10169
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350 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Commack, NY 11725
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111 Broadway, Suite 1505, New York, NY 10006
225 Broadway, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10007-3082
123 William St Fl 15th, New York, NY 10038
140 Grand St, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
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30 E 33rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016
26 Court Street, Suite 1200, Brooklyn, NY 11242
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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