Top Valley Stream, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
138 Mineola Blvd., Mineola, NY 11501
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10112-4498
118-35 Queens Blv, Tower Suite 400, Office 450, Forest Hills, NY 11375
88 Pine St, Suite 2450, New York, NY 10005
580 Fifth Avenue, Suite 606, New York, NY 10036
4250 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Holbrook, NY 11741
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350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118
226 7th St Ste 302, Garden City, NY 11530
666 Old Country Road, Suite 501, Garden City, NY 11530
200 Old Country Rd, Suite 2 S, Mineola, NY 11501
800 Third Ave, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
780 Third Avenue, Suite 1200, New York, NY 10017
125 Maiden Lane, Suite 5C, New York, NY 10038
230 Park Avenue, Suite 460, New York, NY 10169
233 Broadway, Suite 2370, New York, NY 10279
159 W 25th St, Suite 516, New York, NY 10001
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10112
260 Madison Ave, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
20 Vanderventer Ave., Suite 103W, Port Washington, NY 11050
490 Wheeler Rd, Suite 270, Hauppauge, NY 11788
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 300, New York, NY 10170
1185 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
254 36th St, Suite C659, Brooklyn, NY 11232
877 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11580
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