Top West Islip, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
65 Broadway, Suite 1005, New York, NY 10006
99 Park Ave, PH / 26th Floor, New York, NY 10016
White Plains Center, 50 Main Street, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
840 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530-2900
330 7th Ave, Suite 1402, New York, NY 10001
250 Broadway, Suite 600, New York, NY 10007
75 Broad St, Suite 2120, New York, NY 10004
209 NY-32, Central Valley, NY 10917
11 Market Street, Suite 205, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-3179
650 5th Ave, Suite 2320, New York, NY 10019
40 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 300, Great Neck, NY 11021
1050 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530
1025 Westchester Avenue, Suite 301, White Plains, NY 10604
125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004-2498
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10036-7703
605 Third Avenue, Suite 2300, New York, NY 10158
1399 Franklin Avenue, Suite 201, Garden City, NY 11530
150 East 58th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10155
25 Melville Park Rd, Suite 260, Melville, NY 11747
225 Dolson Ave Ste 206, Middletown, NY 10940
43 W 43rd St, Suite 160, New York, NY 10036
1492 Victory Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
275 Madison Ave, 35 FL, New York, NY 10016
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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