Top Fort Lee, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
167 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
346 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631
501 Grand Ave., Asbury Park, NJ 07712
592 Ridge Road, Suite 2, North Arlington, Nj 07031
425 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
317 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
498 Route 35 N, Box 1227, Normandy Beach, NJ 08739
250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 200, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
180 Kings Hwy, Middletown, NJ 07748
215 Lanza Avenue, Garfield, NJ 07026
54 Hudson St, Suite 203, Freehold, NJ 07728
790 Bloomfield Ave., Building A, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07012
466 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
94 Wanaque Ave, #135, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
120 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 325, East Hanover, NJ 07936
123 North Union Ave., Suite 304, Cranford, NJ 07016
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
603 Mattison Ave, Suite 320, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
19 N. County Line Rd., Suite 14, Jackson, NJ 08527
2 North Dean St, Suite 200, Englewood, NJ 07631
550 Broad Street, Suite 608, Newark, NJ 07102
21 Throckmorton Avenue, Eatontown, NJ 07724
45 Court St, Suite 201, Freehold, NJ 07728
200 Metroplex Drive, Suite 304, Edison, NJ 08817
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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