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350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118
115 Broadway, Suite 1704, New York, NY 10006
182A 26th St, Suite 2R, Brooklyn, NY 11232
104 W 40th St, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10018
140 Grand St, Suite 900, White Plains, NY 10601
33 Nassau Avenue, Suite 67, New York, NY 11222
3 Times Sq, New York, NY 10036-7703
White Plains Center, 50 Main Street, Suite 1000, White Plains, NY 10606
405 Lexington Ave, 46th Floor, New York, NY 10174
100 Garden City Plaza, #400, Garden City, NY 11530
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434 New York Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743
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1185 Ave of the Americas, Floor 3, New York, NY 10036
435 Montauk Hwy, West Islip, NY 11795
666 Old Country Road, Suite 501, Garden City, NY 11530
1251 Avenue of the Americas, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10020
490 Wheeler Rd, Suite 270, Hauppauge, NY 11788
200 Old Country Rd, Suite 2 S, Mineola, NY 11501
646 Main Street, Port Jefferson, NY 11777
800 Third Ave, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
44 Court St, Suite 1207, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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