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30 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
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1270 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2310, New York, NY 10020
1 Metrotech Center, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178-0061
14 Wall St, Suite 1603, New York, NY 10005
140 Grand St, Suite 900, White Plains, NY 10601
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405 Lexington Ave, 46th Floor, New York, NY 10174
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200 Varick St, Suite 800, New York, NY 10014
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138 Mineola Blvd., Mineola, NY 11501
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140 Grand Street, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
1040 6th Ave, Suite 14C, New York, NY 10018
225 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10007
111 Broadway, # 706, New York, NY 10006
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260 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
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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