Top Tarrytown, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
369 Lexington Ave, 2nd Floor, PMB #229, New York, NY 10017
140 Main St, Goshen, NY 10924
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26 Court Street, Suite 311, Brooklyn, NY 11201
295 5th Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
2 Allen Street, Suite 3G, New York, NY 10002
11835 Queens Blvd, Ste 940, Forest Hills, NY 11375
84 Front St, Sutie F, Port Jervis, NY 12771
30 Wall Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10005
200 Park Ave, New York, NY 10017
546 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10036
1492 Victory Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
120 Broadway, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10271
600 Old Country Rd Rm 530, Garden City, NY 11530
5 Waller Avenue, Suite 200, White Plains, NY 10601
360 Lexington Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10017
32 Court Street, Suite 408, Brooklyn, NY 11201
260 Madison Ave, Floor 22, New York, NY 10016
355 Post Ave, Suite 204, Westbury, NY 11590-2265
80 Pine Street, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10005
111 Church Street, White Plains, NY 10601
90 Broad St, Suite 703, New York, NY 10004
12510 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens, NY 11415-1519
150 Grand St., White Plains, NY 10601-4821
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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