Top Woodmere, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
260 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
6800 Jericho Tpke., Suite 108W-1, Syosset, NY 11791
4 New King St, Suite 140, White Plains, NY 10604
1 North Broadway, Suite 401, White Plains, NY 10601
30 Wall Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10005
100 Old Country Rd, Suite 103, Mineola, NY 11501
27 Union Square West, Suite 307, New York, NY 10003
5 Old Rd, Elmsford, NY 10523
305 Broadway, Suite 1400, New York, NY 10007
110 E 59th St, Floor 23, New York, NY 10022
305 Broadway 7th Floor, Suite 19, New York, NY 10007
100 Garden City Plaza, Suite 520, Garden City, NY 11530
1115 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10010
140 Grand Street, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
515 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022
291 Broadway, 17 Floor, New York, NY 10007
256 West 36th Street, Suite 900, New York, NY 10018
9003 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11209
299 Adelphi St Apt 510, Brooklyn, NY 11205-4643
99 Madison Ave, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10016
26 Court Street, Suite 1200, Brooklyn, NY 11242
3 Dakota Dr, Suie 300, New Hyde Park, NY 11042
53 Route 17K, Suite 4, Newburgh, NY 12550
100 Crossways Park Drive West, Suite 402, Woodbury, NY 11797
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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