Top Forked River, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
169 Union Boulevard, Suite 2C, Totowa, NJ 07512
One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
25 Monument Street, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
196 Riva Avenue, Milltown, NJ 08850
169 Maple Ave, Red Bank, NJ 07701
405 Westfield Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07202
1338 North Ave, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
57 Paterson St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
100 E Hanover Ave, Suite 402, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
725 Carol Avenue, PO Box 490, Oakhurst, NJ 07755
244 Fernwood Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837
268 Norwood Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
7 Ridgedale Avenue, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
24 Bergen St, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601
325 Columbia Turnpike, Suite 301, Florham Park, NJ 07932
80 Main Street, Suite 260, West Orange, NJ 07052
Harborside 5, 185 Hudson Street, Suite 2510, Jersey City, NJ 07311
300 Lighting Way, Suite 200, Secaucus, NJ 07094
331 Newman Springs Road, #225, Red Bank, NJ 07701
570 Broad Street, Suite 1201, Newark, NJ 07102
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3600 NJ Route 66, Suite 150, Neptune, NJ 07753
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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