Top Berkeley, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
54 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
328 Newman Springs Rd, Red Bank, NJ 07701
502 U.S. 22, Lebanon, NJ 08833
110a Meadowlands Pkwy, Suite 101, Secaucus, NJ 07094
26 Journal Square, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
340 Mt. Kemble Ave, Suite 300, Morristown, NJ 07960
8 Broad Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
2006 NJ-71, Suite 2, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
60 Park Place, Suite 1000, Newark, NJ 07102-5504
901 West Park Avenue, Ocean, NJ 07712
47 Park Street, Montclair, NJ 07042
727 Raritan Road, Clark, NJ 07066
100 S. Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
149 Washington St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
450 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 100, Verona, NJ 07044
651 Old West Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 150, Livingston, NJ 07039
268 Norwood Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
186 N Ave E, Cranford, NJ 07016
136 Central Avenue, Clark, NJ 07066
Harborside 5, 185 Hudson Street, Suite 2510, Jersey City, NJ 07311
300 Lighting Way, Suite 200, Secaucus, NJ 07094
614 Main Street, Suite 201, Toms River, NJ 08753
7-G Auer Court, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
340 North Avenue East, Cranford, NJ 07016
740 Broad St, Suite 200, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
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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