Top Valley Stream, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
200 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10281
787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019
27 Union Square West, Suite 307, New York, NY 10003
211 Main Street, PO Box 470, Goshen, NY 10924
125 Bedell Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603-1001
515 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022
510 Haight Avenue, Suite 202, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
26 Court Street, Suite 1200, Brooklyn, NY 11242
PO Box 123, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533
111 Broadway, Suite 1505, New York, NY 10006
3275 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Suite B12, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
80 Washington St, Suite 100, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
65 West 90th Street, Apt. 24B, New York, NY 10024
666 Old Country Road, Suite 501, Garden City, NY 11530
950 3rd Ave, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10022
230 Park Ave, Suite 300, New York, NY 10169
233 Broadway, Suite 2340, New York, NY 10279
43 W 43rd St, Suite 265, New York, NY 10036
16 Court St, Suite 503, Brooklyn, NY 11241
50 Main St., Floor 2, Hempstead, NY 11550
233 Broadway, Suite 705, New York, NY 10279
233 Broadway, Ste 2340, New York, NY 10279
305 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10007
44 Court Street, Suite 905, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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Valley Stream 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