Top White Plains, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
26 Court Street, Suite 1200, Brooklyn, NY 11242
200 Park Ave, New York, NY 10017
2 Allen Street, Suite 3G, New York, NY 10002
600 Old Country Rd Rm 530, Garden City, NY 11530
546 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10036
291 Broadway, 17 Floor, New York, NY 10007
104 W 40th St, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10018
708 Third Avenue, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10017
115 Broadway, Suite 1704, New York, NY 10006
182A 26th St, Suite 2R, Brooklyn, NY 11232
260 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016
1 Liberty Plz, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
White Plains Center, 50 Main Street, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
299 Broadway, Suite 1405, New York, NY 10007
The Courthouse Corporate Center, 320 Carleton Ave Ste 4200, Central Islip, NY 11722-4506
560 Broadhollow Rd, Suite 303, Melville, NY 11747
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29 W 30th St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10001
13 East Carver Street, Huntington, NY 11743
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140 Broadway, Suite 4610, New York, NY 10005-1108
26 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
950 3rd Ave, 31st Floor, 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