Top Sunnyside, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
75 Broad St, Suite 2120, New York, NY 10004
840 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530-2900
250 Broadway, Suite 600, New York, NY 10007
15 Maiden Lane, Suite 508, New York, NY 10038
125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004-2498
650 Halstead Ave, Suite 201B-1, Mamaroneck, NY 10543-0332
55-21 69th St., Floor 2, Maspeth, NY 11378
1177 Ave of the Americas, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10036
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10036-7703
4 New King St, Suite 140, White Plains, NY 10604
136-20 38th Ave, Suite 9J, Flushing, NY 11354
191 Islip Avenue, Islip, NY 11751
43 W 43rd St, Suite 160, New York, NY 10036
1225 Franklin Ave, #325, Garden City, NY 11530
100 Garden City Plaza, Suite 520, Garden City, NY 11530
177 Wadsworth Ave, New York, NY 10033
1393 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 312 North, Hauppauge, NY 11788
32 Court Street, Suite 408, Brooklyn, NY 11201
11835 Queens Blvd, Ste 940, Forest Hills, NY 11375
1492 Victory Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
48 Academy St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
250 Vesey St, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10281
2150 Joshuas Path, Suite 301, Hauppauge, NY 11788
2 Wall Street, Suite 310, New York, NY 10005
139 Fulton St, Suite 801, New York, NY 10038
Sunnyside 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