Top Tarrytown, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1140 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10036
950 3rd Ave, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10022
28 W 44th St Ste 919, New York, NY 10036
666 Old Country Road, Suite 501, Garden City, NY 11530
52 Duane St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10007
556 Peninsula Blvd, Hempstead, NY 11550
500 Fifth Avenue, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10110
25 8th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
350 National Blvd, Suite 2E, Long Beach, NY 11561
499 Seventh Ave., Suite 12 North, New York, NY 10018
1114 Avenue of the Americas, The Grace Building, New York, NY 10036
555 Madison AveS, Ste 11C, New York, NY 10022
White Plains Center, 50 Main Street, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
45 Main St, Suite 206, Brooklyn, NY 11201
250 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019-9601
1517 Voorhies Ave, 4th floor, Brooklyn, NY 11235
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200 Varick St, Suite 800, New York, NY 10014
20 Vesey St Rm 1200, New York, NY 10007
1 Little W 12th Street, New York, NY 10014
14 Washington Ave, Brentwood, NY 11717
138 Mineola Blvd., Mineola, NY 11501
147 W 25th St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001
11 Market Street, Suite 205, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-3179
209 NY-32, Central Valley, NY 10917
125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004-2498
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