Top Suffern, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
570 Lexington Ave, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10022
50 Main Street, Suite 425, White Plains, NY 10606
953 Franklin Avenue, Suite 100, Garden City, NY 11530
626 East Main Street, Middletown, NY 10940
600 Third Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10016
250 Fulton Ave, Suite 340, Hempstead, NY 11550
176 Lexington Ave, Suite O, New York, NY 10016
50 Karl Ave, Suite 302, Smithtown, NY 11787
700 White Plains Road, Suite 237, Scarsdale, NY 10583
350 Broadway, Suite 1207, New York, NY 10013
Westchester Financial Center, 50 Main Street, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
306 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201-5125
20 Vesey Stree, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
1225 Franklin Avenue, Suite 325, Garden City, NY 11530
350 Broadway, Suite 1201, New York, NY 10003
55 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
136-18 39th Ave, 8th FL, Flushing, NY 11354
347 5th Avenue, Suite 1402, New York, NY 10016
38 Melnick Dr, Monsey, NY 10952
60 E 42nd St, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10165
101 Park Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10178
10 Bank St., Suite 700, White Plains, NY 10606
250 Park Avenue, Suite 1508, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10171
287 Bowman Avenue, Suite 404, Purchase, NY 10577
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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