Top Dover Plains, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1225 Franklin Avenue, Suite 325, Garden City, NY 11530
290 Broadhollow Road, Suite 305, Melville, NY 11747
100 Motor Parkway, Suite 560, Hauppauge, NY 11788
350 Broadway, Suite 1201, New York, NY 10003
136-18 39th Ave, 8th FL, Flushing, NY 11354
38 Melnick Dr, Monsey, NY 10952
570 Lexington Ave, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10022
120 Bloomingdale Road, Suite 100, West Harrison, NY 10604
11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, NY 10004
20 Vesey Stree, Suite 400, New York, NY 10007
1177 Avenue of the Americas, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10036-2714
50 Main Street, Suite 425, White Plains, NY 10606
330 Motor Parkway, Suite 304, Hauppauge, NY 11788
50 Main Street, White Plains, NY 10606-190
140 Grand St, Suite 705, White Plains, NY 10601
53 Route 17K, Suite 4, Newburgh, NY 12550
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260 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166-0193
410 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022
7 Times Square, New York, NY 10036
995 Main Street, Fishkill, NY 12524
65 Gleneida Ave, Carmel, NY 10512
26 Court St, Suite 2103, Brooklyn, NY 11242
1776 Broadway, Suite 2000, New York, NY 10019
45 St. John St, Goshen, NY 10924
Dover Plains Drug Possession Information
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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