Top Tarrytown, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Tarrytown, NY
200 Varick St, Suite 800, New York, NY 10014
20 Vesey St Rm 1200, New York, NY 10007
138 Mineola Blvd., Mineola, NY 11501
122 North Country Road, PO Box 5440, Miller Place, NY 11764-1430
40 Fulton St, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10038
325 E 79th St, Suite 8B, New York, NY 10075
125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004-2498
20 Vesey St, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
29 Broadway, Suite 1412, New York, NY 10006
14 Washington Ave, Brentwood, NY 11717
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10036-7703
88 Pine St, Suite 2450, New York, NY 10005
825 Montauk Hwy, Copiague, NY 11726
666 Old Country Rd, Garden City, NY 11530
140 Grand St, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
201 E 25th St, Apt 5G, New York, NY 10010
410 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022
1776 Broadway, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10019
53 Route 17K, Suite 4, Newburgh, NY 12550
36 North Plank Road, Newburgh, NY 12550
401 Broadway Ste 306, New York, NY 10013
65 Gleneida Ave, Carmel, NY 10512
666 Old Country Road, Suite 305, Garden City, NY 11530
305 Broadway, Floor 7, New York, NY 10007
100 Old Country Rd, Suite 101, Mineola, NY 11501
Tarrytown 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