Top Suffern, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
494 8th Ave, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10123
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101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178-0060
175 Greenwich St, 55th Floor, New York, NY 10007
335 Madison Ave, Floor 23, New York, NY 10017
401 Broadway Ste 306, New York, NY 10013
1301 Ave of the Americas, Floor 13, New York, NY 10019-6119
1040 6th Ave, Suite 14C, New York, NY 10018
Po Box 328, Goshen, NY 10924
2 Congers Rd, New City, NY 10956
655 Third Ave, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10017
111 Broadway, # 706, New York, NY 10006
1214 N Country Rd, Stony Brook, NY 11790
110 W 40th St, Suite 1003, New York, NY 10018
50 Main Street, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
260 Madison Ave, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
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29 W 30th St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10001
26 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
13 East Carver Street, Huntington, NY 11743
1045 Oyster Bay Road, Suite 1, East Norwich, NY 11732
305 Broadway 7th Floor, Suite 19, New York, NY 10007
1200 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 360, Hauppauge, NY 11788
560 Broadhollow Rd, Suite 303, Melville, NY 11747
201 E 25th St, Apt 5G, New York, NY 10010
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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