Top West Islip, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
111 Broadway, Suite 1205, New York, NY 10006
108-15 Crossbay Blvd, Queens, NY 11417
1377 Long Island Motor Pkwy, Suite 303, Islandia, NY 11749
1345 Ave of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10105
45 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10006
200 Garden City Plaza, Suite 315, Garden City, NY 11530
150 Motor Parkway, Suite 401, Hauppauge, NY 11788
50 Karl Ave, Suite 302, Smithtown, NY 11787
200 Garden City Plaza, Suite 520, Garden City, NY 11530
306 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201-5125
250 Fulton Ave, Suite 340, Hempstead, NY 11550
347 5th Avenue, Suite 1402, New York, NY 10016
119 Jackson St, Suite 6, Hempstead, NY 11550
4216 Merrick Rd, Massapequa, NY 11758
666 Old Country Rd Ste 501, Garden City, NY 11530
145 Willis Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501
38-08 Union St, Suite 12B, Flushing, NY 11354
1377 Motor Pkwy, Suite 400, Islandia, NY 11749
72 East Main Street, Suite 3, Babylon, NY 11702-2714
499 Route 304, New City, NY 10956
888 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Suite 510, Hauppauge, NY 11788
20 Vesey St, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
50 Broad St, Ste 1609, New York, NY 10004
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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