Top Wading River, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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170 Old Country Road, Suite 505, Mineola, NY 11501
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651A Coney Island Ave, Suite 2C, Brooklyn, NY 11218
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88 Pine Street, Suite 1900, New York, NY 10005
515 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022
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300 Old Country Road, Suite 241, Mineola, NY 11501-4112
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295 5th Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
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60 E. 42nd Street, Suite 1400, New York, NY 10165
2 William St, Suite 302, White Plains, NY 10601
1025 Westchester Ave, Suite 106, White Plains, NY 10604
111 Broadway, Suite 1505, New York, NY 10006
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004-1490
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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