Top West New York, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
234 Main, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
788 Shrewsbury Ave, Suite 2209, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
111 Grove, PO Box 273, Lodi, NJ 07644
123 North Union Ave., Suite 304, Cranford, NJ 07016
120 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 325, East Hanover, NJ 07936
180 Kings Hwy, Middletown, NJ 07748
603 Mattison Ave, Suite 320, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
Route 202, PO Box 187, Montville, NJ 07045
111-113 Main, Hackensack, NJ 07601
101 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
1086 Teaneck Road, Suite 3A, Teaneck, NJ 07666
20 Court Street, Suite 4, Hackensack, NJ 07601
2317 Highway 34, Ste 2C, Manasquan, NJ 08736
651 Old West Mt. Pleasant Ave, Suite 200, Livingston, NJ 07039
30 Two Bridges Road, Suite 260, Fairfield, NJ 07004
2 University Plaza Dr, Suite 55, Hackensack, NJ 07601
14 Washington Place, Hackensack, NJ 07601
8501 Kennedy Blvd, North Bergen, NJ 07047
600 Valley Rd, Ste 205, Wayne, NJ 07470
6 Dumont Place, Morristown, NJ 07960
354 Eisenhower Parkway, Plaza I, Suite 2300, Livingston, NJ 07039
2 North Dean St, Suite 200, Englewood, NJ 07631
60 Washington St, Suite 200, Morristown, NJ 07960
437 60th Street, West New York, NJ 07093
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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