Top West Point, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
217 Willis Ave, Suite 101, Mineola, NY 11501
420 Central Ave, Suite 301, Cedarhurst, NY 11516
360 Lexington Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10017
345 7th Ave, Floor 21, New York, NY 10001
550 Grand St, New York, NY 10002
32 Court Street, Suite 408, Brooklyn, NY 11201
100 Garden City Plaza, Suite 520, Garden City, NY 11530
7707 Parsons Blvd, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
260 Madison Avenue, 21st FL, New York, NY 10016-2400
1500 Astor Avenue, 2nd Floor, Office 208, Bronx, NY 10469
230 Park Ave, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10169
651A Coney Island Ave, Suite 2C, Brooklyn, NY 11218
139 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
170 Old Country Road, Suite 505, Mineola, NY 11501
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004-1490
350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118
101-05 Lefferts Blvd, Richmond Hill, NY 11419
125 Maiden Lane, Suite 5C, New York, NY 10038
140 E 45th St, Suite 26A, New York, NY 10017
41 Madison Ave, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10010
233 Broadway, Suite 2370, New York, NY 10279
159 W 25th St, Suite 516, New York, NY 10001
1185 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
225 East 57th St, Suite 6L, New York, NY 10022
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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