Top Suffern, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
75 S Broadway, Suite 403, White Plains, NY 10601
260 Madison Ave., 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
888 Grand Concourse, #1-O, Bronx, NY 10451
527 Old Country Road, Plainview, NY 11803
600 Third Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10016
20 Vesey St, Suite 500, New York, NY 10007
250 Fulton Ave, Suite 340, Hempstead, NY 11550
75 S Broadway, Fl 4, White Plains, NY 10601
747 Middle Neck Rd, Suite 106, Great Neck, NY 11024
1177 Avenue of the Americas, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10036-2714
5 Penn Plaza, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10001
900 Third Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10022
450 Seventh Ave, Suite 1802, New York, NY 10123
201 E 25th St, Apt 5G, New York, NY 10010
1155 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
27 Hawthorn Ave, Warwick, NY 10990
250 Broadway, Suite 600, New York, NY 10007
353 Lexington Ave, Suite 900, New York, NY 10016
275 Madison Ave, 35 FL, New York, NY 10016
225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
250 Park Avenue, Suite 2020, New York, NY 10177
108 Village Sq, Ste 313, Somers, NY 10589
111 Fulton St, New York, NY 10038
1140 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10036
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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