Top Thornwood, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1110 South Avenue, Suite 21, Staten Island, NY 10314
20 Vanderventer Ave., Suite 103W, Port Washington, NY 11050
254 36th St, Suite C659, Brooklyn, NY 11232
1325 Avenue of the Americas, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10019
646 Main Street, Port Jefferson, NY 11777
260 Madison Ave, Floor 22, New York, NY 10016
1 Huntington Quadrangle, Suite 1S04, Melville, NY 11747
225 Dolson Ave Ste 206, Middletown, NY 10940
354 Veterans Hwy, Suite 7, Commack, NY 11725
20 Vesey St Rm 400, New York, NY 10007
4 New King St, Suite 140, White Plains, NY 10604
191 Islip Avenue, Islip, NY 11751
650 Halstead Ave, Suite 201B-1, Mamaroneck, NY 10543-0332
2150 Joshuas Path, Suite 301, Hauppauge, NY 11788
1225 Franklin Ave, #325, Garden City, NY 11530
277 Broadway, Suite 1501, New York, NY 10007
580 Fifth Avenue, Suite 606, New York, NY 10036
1110 South Ave, Suite 33, Staten Island, NY 10314
4250 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Holbrook, NY 11741
16 Court Street, 33rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11241
9003 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11209
350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118
499 Seventh Ave., Suite 12 North, New York, NY 10018
299 Adelphi St Apt 510, Brooklyn, NY 11205-4643
1 Old Country Rd Ste 125, Carle Place, NY 11514-1845
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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