Top Suffern, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
120 4th Ave, Bay Shore, NY 11706
1345 Ave of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
2027 Williamsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY 10461
88 Pine St, Suite 2450, New York, NY 10005
655 Third Ave, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10017
Po Box 328, Goshen, NY 10924
2 Congers Rd, New City, NY 10956
1500 Astor Avenue, 2nd Floor, Office 208, Bronx, NY 10469
4250 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Holbrook, NY 11741
75 Maiden Lane, Suite 603, New York, NY 10038-4826
100 Park Ave, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10017
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 111, White Plains, NY 10603
488 Madison Ave, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10022
100 Garden City Plaza, #400, Garden City, NY 11530
325 Broadway, Suite 505, New York, NY 10007
1045 Oyster Bay Road, Suite 1, East Norwich, NY 11732
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
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800 Third Ave, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
30 Broad St, Suite 1402, New York, NY 10004
226 7th St Ste 302, Garden City, NY 11530
200 Old Country Rd, Suite 2 S, Mineola, NY 11501
666 Old Country Road, Suite 501, Garden City, NY 11530
260 Madison Ave, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
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Suffern Drug Possession Information
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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