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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Englishtown, NJ
1720 Rt. 34, Suite 10, Wall Township, NJ 07727
9 Park Avenue, 1st Floor, Caldwell, NJ 07006
25 E Salem St, Ste 400, Hackensack, NJ 07601
27 Madison Avenue, Suite 50, Paramus, NJ 07652
247 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
350 Main St, West Orange, NJ 07052
560 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928
27 Warren Street, Suite 302, Hackensack, NJ 07601
651 Old West Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 150, Livingston, NJ 07039
560 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928
365 W. Passaic Street, Suite 130, Rochelle Park, NJ 07662
29 Hadley Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753
2515 County Road 516, Old Bridge, NJ 08857
130 Maple Avenue, PO Box 8610, Red Bank, NJ 07701
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Englishtown, NJ
186 South Wood Ave, Suite 300, Iselin, NJ 08830
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
42a N 20th St, Kenilworth, NJ 07033
354 Eisenhower Parkway, Plaza I, Suite 2300, Livingston, NJ 07039
750 Broad Street, Suite 3, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
35 Court St, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
8501 Kennedy Blvd, North Bergen, NJ 07047
45 Essex, Hackensack, NJ 07601
175 Hudson, Hackensack, NJ 07601
328 Newman Springs Rd, Red Bank, NJ 07701
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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