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41 Purdy Avenue, Rye, NY 10580
666 Old Country Road, Suite 305, Garden City, NY 11530
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75 Maiden Lane, Suite 907, New York, NY 10038
100 Motor Pkwy, Suite 300, Hauppauge, NY 11788
1155 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10036
410 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022
250 Broadway, Suite 600, New York, NY 10007
901 Sheridan Ave, Bronx, NY 10451
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825 Veterans Highway, Hauppauge, NY 11788
26 Court Street, Suite 314, Brooklyn, NY 11242
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101 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10006
995 Main Street, Fishkill, NY 12524
14 Wall St, Suite 1603, New York, NY 10005
103 E 125th St Rm 1102, New York, NY 10035
210 Main St, Goshen, NY 10924
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244 Madison Ave, # 1208, New York, NY 10016
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1301 Ave of the Americas, Floor 13, New York, NY 10019-6119
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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