Top Valhalla, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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300 Old Country Road, Suite 341, Mineola, NY 11501
44 Court Street, Suite 1217, Brooklyn, NY 11201
200 Varick St, Suite 800, New York, NY 10014
1185 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
138 Mineola Blvd., Mineola, NY 11501
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1639 Centre St, Ste 216, Ridgewood, NY 11385
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224 W 30th St, Suite 302, New York, NY 10001
825 Montauk Hwy, Copiague, NY 11726
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75 Broad St, Suite 2120, New York, NY 10004
60 Bay Street, 7th Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
1393 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 312 North, Hauppauge, NY 11788
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98-20 Metropolitan Ave, Suite 3, Forest Hills, NY 11375
666 Old Country Road, Suite 305, Garden City, NY 11530
16 Court St Ste 3301, Brooklyn, NY 11241
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650 Halstead Ave, Suite 201B-1, Mamaroneck, NY 10543-0332
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Valhalla 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