Top Valley Stream, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
811 W Jericho Turnpike, Suite 101W, Smithtown, NY 11787
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11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004-1490
7 Hanover Square, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10004
1 Metrotech Center, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
7707 Parsons Blvd, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
350 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Commack, NY 11725
26 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10004
745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 500, New York, NY 10151
777 Third Avenue, Suite 2400, New York, NY 10017
485 Madison Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10022
444 Madison Avenue, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10022
7 W 24th St, New York, NY 10010
40 Exchange Place, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10005
1040 6th Ave, Suite 14C, New York, NY 10018
230 Park Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10169
1600 Front St, East Meadow, NY 11554
60 E. 42nd Street, Suite 1400, New York, NY 10165
101-05 Lefferts Blvd, Richmond Hill, NY 11419
1425 RXR Plaza, East Tower, 15th Floor, Uniondale, NY 11556-1425
100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530
33 Whitehall Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10004
55 Broadway, Bond Collective, 3rd FL, Suite 412, New York, NY 10006
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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