Top Uniondale, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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22 Vanderbilt Ave, 335 Madison Ave Fl 23, New York, NY 10017
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555 5th Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10017
299 Broadway, Suite 1803, New York, NY 10007
45 Glen Cove Rd, Greenvale, NY 11548
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333 East 53rd St, Suite 3A, New York, NY 10022
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111 S Ridge Street, Suite 303, Port Chester, NY 10573
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225 Broadway, Suite 2702, New York, NY 10007
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488 Madison Ave, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022
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165 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
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885 2nd Ave, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10017
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Uniondale 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