Top Edgewater, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
19 N. County Line Rd., Suite 14, Jackson, NJ 08527
466 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
50 Harrison Street, Suite 204A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
1010 Summit Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087
73 Church Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
7 Glenwood Ave., Suite 408, East Orange, NJ 07017
1771 Front Street, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
20 Mercer St, Suite 3i, Hackensack, NJ 07601
551 Summit Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
254 State Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1086 Teaneck Road, Suite 3A, Teaneck, NJ 07666
149 Washington St., 1st Floor, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
651 Old West Mt. Pleasant Ave, Suite 200, Livingston, NJ 07039
6 South St, Suite 202, Morristown, NJ 07960
1 Meadowlands Plaza, Suite 200, East Rutherford, NJ 07073
3 W Railroad Ave, Tenafly, NJ 07670
615 Kearny Ave, Kearny, NJ 07032-2805
592 Ridge Road, Suite 2, North Arlington, Nj 07031
425 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
67 Main Ave, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756
243 Broadway #9188, SMB 38214, Newark, NJ 07104
433 Hackensack Ave, Suite 1002, Hackensack, NJ 07601
30 Church Street, Paterson, NJ 07505
661 Franklin Ave, Nutley, NJ 07110
155 Passaic Ave, Suite 420, Fairfield, NJ 07004
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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