Top Tenafly, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
551 Summit Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
60 Park Place, Newark, NJ 07102
157 Washington Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
20 Mercer St, Suite 3i, Hackensack, NJ 07601
149 Washington St., 1st Floor, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
45 Court St, Suite 201, Freehold, NJ 07728
130 Maple Avenue, PO Box 8610, Red Bank, NJ 07701
29 Hadley Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753
648 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
175 Hudson, Hackensack, NJ 07601
2001 Route 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
70 South Orange Avenue, Livingston, NJ 07039
243 Broadway #9188, SMB 38214, Newark, NJ 07104
178 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
8 Broad Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
176 U.S. 9 #303, Englishtown, NJ 07726
23 Emmons St, Suite 203, Long Branch, NJ 07740
5158 Route 9 S, Howell, NJ 07731
47 Park Street, Montclair, NJ 07042
361 NJ-31, Suite 801, Flemington, NJ 08822
502 U.S. 22, Lebanon, NJ 08833
171 Main Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
21 Main St, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601-7054
255 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
383 West Blackwell, PO Box 1004, Dover, NJ 07802
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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 Jersey 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