Top Suffolk County, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 111, White Plains, NY 10603
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10112-4498
1345 Ave of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
111 John St, Ste 1615, New York, NY 10038
30 E 33rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10112
295 5th Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
3118 Quentin Road, Floor 2, Brooklyn, NY 11234
1115 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10010
12 E 49th St, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10017
235 Main St, White Plains, NY 10601
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
546 5th Ave, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10036
164 Jackson St, Hempstead, NY 11550
1393 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 312 North, Hauppauge, NY 11788
1180 Ave of the Americas, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10036
225 Dolson Ave Ste 206, Middletown, NY 10940
One Battery Park Plaza, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10004
60 Bay Street, 7th Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
260 Trinity Pass Rd, Pound Ridge, NY 10576
191 Islip Avenue, Islip, NY 11751
2150 Joshuas Path, Suite 301, Hauppauge, NY 11788
575 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 110, Jericho, NY 11753
250 West Main St, Bay Shore, NY 11706
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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