Top Woodmere, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
1 Metrotech Center, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
90 Broad Street, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
125-10 Queens Blvd, Suite 323, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
499 Seventh Ave., Suite 12 North, New York, NY 10018
33 Nassau Avenue, Suite 67, New York, NY 11222
686 Forest Ave, Staten Island, NY 10310
225 Broadway, Suite 715, New York, NY 10007
405 Lexington Ave, 46th Floor, New York, NY 10174
1 Old Country Rd Ste 125, Carle Place, NY 11514-1845
One Battery Park Plaza, Suite 710, New York, NY 10004
1251 Avenue of the Americas, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10020
811 W Jericho Turnpike, Suite 101W, Smithtown, NY 11787
44 Court St, Suite 1207, Brooklyn, NY 11201
226 7th St Ste 302, Garden City, NY 11530
260 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
26 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
1185 Ave of the Americas, Floor 3, New York, NY 10036
666 Old Country Rd, Suite 700, Garden City, NY 11530
666 Old Country Road, Suite 501, Garden City, NY 11530
1 N Broadway, Suite 412, White Plains, NY 10601
200 Old Country Rd, Suite 2 S, Mineola, NY 11501
800 Third Ave, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
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107 North Main Street, New City, NY 10956
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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