Top Valley Stream, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
26 Court Street, Suite 314, Brooklyn, NY 11242
100 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 208, Jericho, NY 11753
1122 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530
14 Wall St, Suite 1603, New York, NY 10005
300 Westage Business Center Drive, Suite 390, Fishkill, NY 12524
2 William St, Suite 302, White Plains, NY 10601
277 Broadway, Suite 1501, New York, NY 10007
163-09 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11358
30 Wall St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10005-2219
14 Bond St, Ste 389, Great Neck, NY 11021
260 Madison Ave, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
260 Madison Ave, Floor 22, New York, NY 10016
499 Route 304, New City, NY 10956
840 Franklin Ave, Garden City, NY 11530
275 Madison Ave, 35 FL, New York, NY 10016
3 Times Sq, New York, NY 10036-7703
1377 Motor Pkwy, Suite 400, Islandia, NY 11749
19 East Main Street, PO Box 3139, Port Jervis, NY 12771
666 5th Ave, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10103
888 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Suite 510, Hauppauge, NY 11788
888 7th Ave, 38th Floor, New York, NY 10106
555 5th Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10017
655 Third Ave, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10017
40 Main Street, Hempstead, NY 11550
34 Grove St, Middletown, NY 10940
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