Top White Plains, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
16 Court St, Suite 503, Brooklyn, NY 11241
165 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10006
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004-1490
250 Vesey St, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10281
100 Chruch St, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10007
14 Pennsylvania Plaza, Suite 814, New York, NY 10122
90 Broad St, Suite 703, New York, NY 10004
2 Wall Street, Suite 310, New York, NY 10005
250 Park Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10177-0799
200 Vesey St, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10281
43 W 43rd St, Suite 265, New York, NY 10036
299 Broadway, Suite 1803, New York, NY 10007
330 7th Ave, Suite 1402, New York, NY 10001
1133 Westchester Ave, Suite S-221, White Plains, NY 10604
28 Middle Neck Rd, Great Neck, NY 11021
261 Madison Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
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44 Court Street, Suite 905, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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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