Top Belford, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
170 E Main St, Rockaway, NJ 07866
1 Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
378 Summit Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
60 Washington Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
235 Main St, Suite 101, Hackensack, NJ 07601
25 Monument Street, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
215 Lanza Avenue, Garfield, NJ 07026
117 West Mount Pleasant Ave., Livingston, NJ 07039
603 Mattison Ave, Suite 320, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
592 Ridge Road, Suite 2, North Arlington, Nj 07031
425 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
1136 Route 22, Suite 202, Mountainside, NJ 07092
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123 North Union Ave., Suite 304, Cranford, NJ 07016
26 Journal Square, Suite 1201, Jersey City, NJ 07306
120 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 325, East Hanover, NJ 07936
25 Sycamore Ave, Suite 103, Little Silver, NJ 07739
69 Grove Street, Somerville, NJ 08876-2438
200 Sheffield St, Suite 212, Mountainside, NJ 07092
75 Livingston Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068
105 Eisenhower Pkwy, Roseland, NJ 07068
14 Village Park Rd, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
374 Millburn Ave, Suite 202E, Millburn, NJ 07041
80 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
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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