Top Belford, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
79 Main Street, Suite One, Hackensack, NJ 07601
498 Route 35 N, Box 1227, Normandy Beach, NJ 08739
1086 Teaneck Road, Suite 3A, Teaneck, NJ 07666
651 Old West Mt. Pleasant Ave, Suite 200, Livingston, NJ 07039
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
215 Lanza Avenue, Garfield, NJ 07026
123 North Union Ave., Suite 304, Cranford, NJ 07016
101 Eisenhower Pkwy, Suite 300, Roseland, NJ 07068
603 Mattison Ave, Suite 320, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
54 Hudson St, Suite 203, Freehold, NJ 07728
120 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 325, East Hanover, NJ 07936
317 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
48 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
180 Kings Hwy, Middletown, NJ 07748
250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 200, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
2 University Plaza Dr, Suite 55, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
1929 Highway 27, Edison, NJ 08817
5 Marine View Plaza, Hoboken, NJ 07030
166 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona, NJ 07044
One Gateway Cente, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
7 Glenwood Ave., Suite 408, East Orange, NJ 07017
555 U.S. Highway 1 South, Suite 440, Woodbridge Township, NJ 08830
45 Court St, Suite 201, 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