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250 Park Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10177-0799
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655 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10017
810 7th Ave, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10019
88 Pine Street, Suite 1900, New York, NY 10005
1517 Voorhies Ave, 4th floor, Brooklyn, NY 11235
31 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019
260 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
99 Park Ave, PH / 26th Floor, New York, NY 10016
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1 Metrotech Center, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
295 5th Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016
33 Nassau Avenue, Suite 67, New York, NY 11222
405 Lexington Ave, 46th Floor, New York, NY 10174
490 Wheeler Rd, Suite 270, Hauppauge, NY 11788
222 Bloomingdale Rd, Ste 301, White Plains, NY 10605
226 7th St Ste 302, Garden City, NY 11530
5 Waller Avenue, Suite 200, White Plains, NY 10601
434 New York Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743
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26 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10004
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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