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260 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
6800 Jericho Tpke., Suite 108W-1, Syosset, NY 11791
50 Main Street, White Plains, NY 10606-190
209 NY-32, Central Valley, NY 10917
1 N Broadway, Suite 412, White Plains, NY 10601
230 Park Ave, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10169
260 Madison Avenue, 21st FL, New York, NY 10016-2400
333 East 53rd St, Suite 3A, New York, NY 10022
11 Market Street, Suite 205, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-3179
521 5th Ave, 17 Floor, New York, NY 10175
42 Catharine Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
5 East 22nd St, Suite 7B, New York, NY 10010
225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
5 Hanover Square, Suite 1001, New York, NY 10004-2614
200 Mamaroneck Ave Ste 605, White Plains, NY 10601
49 W 37th St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10018
111 Broadway Rm 1706, New York, NY 10006
105-15 Metropolitan Avenue, Forest Hills, NY 11375
30 E 33rd St, 6TH FLOOR, New York, NY 10016
41 Purdy Avenue, Rye, NY 10580
963 Route 6, Mahopac, NY 10541
52 Duane St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10007
2900 Westchester Ave, Suite 204, Purchase, NY 10577
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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