Top West New York, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
7 Giralda Farms, Suite 250, Madison, NJ 07940
60 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ 07004
50 Tice Boulevard, Suite 380, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
5 Sylvan Way, PO Box 218, Parsippany, NJ 07054
928 Mountain Ave, 2nd Floor, Mountainside, NJ 07092
340 North Avenue East, Cranford, NJ 07016
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
150 Passaic Avenue, Passaic, NJ 07055
405 Westfield Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07202
42a N 20th St, Kenilworth, NJ 07033
5300 Bergenline Ave, 3rd Floor, West New York, NJ 07093
330 Passaic Ave, Ste. 204, Fairfield, NJ 07004
169 Maple Ave, Red Bank, NJ 07701
80 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052
80 Main Street, Suite 260, West Orange, NJ 07052
67 E. Park Place, Suite 1000, Morristown, NJ 07960
365 Rifle Camp Rd, Woodland Park, NJ 07424
300 Lighting Way, Suite 200, Secaucus, NJ 07094
Harborside 5, 185 Hudson Street, Suite 2510, Jersey City, NJ 07311
325 Columbia Turnpike, Suite 301, Florham Park, NJ 07932
268 Norwood Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
61 South Paramus Road, Suite 250, Paramus, NJ 07652
1054 Clifton Ave, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07013
466 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
214 Washington, PO Box 1117, Toms River, NJ 08754
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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