Top West Haverstraw, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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411 Theodore Fremd Ave, Ste 206, Rye, NY 10580
1155 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2400, New York, NY 10036
45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111-0100
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50 Main St, Hempstead, NY 11550-4054
2000 Maple Hill Street, Suite 206, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 220, White Plains, NY 10603
170 Old Country Rd, Mineola, NY 11501
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60 Bay Street, 7th Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
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222 Bloomingdale Rd, Ste 301, White Plains, NY 10605
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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