Top Tenafly, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
60 Park Place, Suite 105, Newark, NJ 07102
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
45 Essex, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
5 Marine View Plaza, Hoboken, NJ 07030
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
411 Hackensack Avenue, 3rd Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
277 N Broad, Box 0015, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
14 Washington Place, Hackensack, NJ 07601
405 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105
750 Broad Street, Suite 3, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
35 Court St, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
25 Monument St, Freehold, NJ 07728
67 E. Park Place, Suite 1000, Morristown, NJ 07960
400 North Main Street, Building 1, Suite #4, Manahawkin, NJ 08050
30 Church Street, Paterson, NJ 07505
155 Passaic Ave, Suite 420, Fairfield, NJ 07004
661 Franklin Ave, Nutley, NJ 07110
2150 Headquarters Plaza 3rd Floor, Morristown, NJ 07963
528 Market St, Newark, NJ 07105
1000 US-9, Suite 303, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
1555 Main Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 420, Warren, NJ 07059
167 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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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