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75 Broad St, Suite 2120, New York, NY 10004
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1393 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 312 North, Hauppauge, NY 11788
122 North Country Road, PO Box 5440, Miller Place, NY 11764-1430
1325 Avenue of the Americas, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10019
250 Park Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10177-0799
60 Bay Street, 7th Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
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191 Islip Avenue, Islip, NY 11751
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100 Old Country Rd, Suite 101, Mineola, NY 11501
650 Halstead Ave, Suite 201B-1, Mamaroneck, NY 10543-0332
900 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022
570 Taxter Road, Suite 550, Elmsford, NY 10523
164 Jackson St, Hempstead, NY 11550
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52 Duane St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10007
441 Lexington Ave, Suite 504, New York, NY 10017
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217 Broadway, Suite 300, New York, NY 10007
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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