Top West Point, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
147 Prince St, Suite 238, Brooklyn, NY 11201
225 Broadway, Suite 2702, New York, NY 10007
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80 Washington St, Suite 100, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
118 North Bedford Rd, Suite 100, Mount Kisco, NY 10549
1500 Astor Ave 2nd fl, Bronx, NY 10469
399 Knollwood Road, Suite 111, White Plains, NY 10603
100 Ring Road West, Suite 209, Garden City, NY 11530-3219
885 2nd Ave, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10017
3275 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Suite B12, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
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40 Fulton St, FL 17, New York, NY 10038-5077
111 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10006
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30 Wall Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10005
1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1104
38-17 52nd St, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY 11104
233 Broadway, Ste 2340, New York, NY 10279
233 Broadway, Suite 705, New York, NY 10279
111 Broadway, Suite 1401, New York, NY 10006
111 Brook Street, Suite 202, Scarsdale, NY 10583
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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