Top White Plains, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1013 Brown St, Peekskill, NY 10566
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111 Broadway Rm 1706, New York, NY 10006
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1492 Victory Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
260 Madison Ave, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10016
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1402 POB 1057, New York, NY 10170
1301 Ave of the Americas, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10019
580 Fifth Avenue, Suite 606, New York, NY 10036
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26 Court Street, Suite 1200, Brooklyn, NY 11242
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510 Haight Avenue, Suite 202, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
300 Old Country Road, Suite 241, Mineola, NY 11501-4112
111 John Street, Suite 640, New York, NY 10038
One North Broadway, Suite 900, White Plains, NY 10601
350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118
111 Broadway, Suite 1505, New York, NY 10006
33 Nassau Avenue, Suite 67, New York, NY 11222
140 Broadway, Suite 4610, New York, NY 10005-1108
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405 Lexington Ave, 46th Floor, New York, NY 10174
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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