Top Suffolk County, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2800, New York, NY 10020
1675 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10019
1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2310, New York, NY 10020
101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178-0060
101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178-0061
175 Greenwich St, 55th Floor, New York, NY 10007
230 Park Avenue, Suite 1130, New York, NY 10169
260 Madison Ave, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10016
136 Madison Ave, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10016
30 Wall St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10005-2219
225 Broadway, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10007-3082
5 Old Rd, Elmsford, NY 10523
650 5th Ave, Suite 2320, New York, NY 10022
123 William St Fl 15th, New York, NY 10038
620 8th Ave, New York, NY 10018-1405
494 8th Ave, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10123
1120 Avenue of the Americas, Fl 4, New York, NY 10036
1050 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530
885 2nd Ave, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10017
110 W 40th St, Suite 1003, New York, NY 10018
1025 Westchester Avenue, Suite 301, White Plains, NY 10604
605 Third Avenue, Suite 2300, New York, NY 10158
150 East 58th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10155
356 Meadow Avenue, Newburgh, NY 12550
26 Court St, Ste 603, Brooklyn, NY 11242
Suffolk County 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