Top Freehold, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
100 Jefferson Ave, Suite 301, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
2 North Dean St, Suite 200, Englewood, NJ 07631
24 Kirkpatrick Street, 2nd Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
790 Bloomfield Ave., Building A, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07012
45 Park St, Montclair, NJ 07042
242 10th Street, Suite 103, Jersey City, NJ 07302
155 North Dean Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
5 Elm Row, Suite 104, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
105 Eisenhower Pkwy, Roseland, NJ 07068
26 Journal Square, Suite 1201, Jersey City, NJ 07306
374 Millburn Ave, Suite 202E, Millburn, NJ 07041
69 Grove Street, Somerville, NJ 08876-2438
388 Pompton Ave., Suite 8, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
17A Joyce Kilmer Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
5 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822
1638 Center Ave, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
262 East Main, Rockaway, NJ 07866
2 University Plaza, Suite 312, Hackensack, NJ 07601
186 South Wood Ave, Suite 300, Iselin, NJ 08830
1299 Route 22 East, Mountainside, NJ 07092
54 Grove St, Box 857, Somerville, NJ 08876
505 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
5158 Route 9 S, Howell, NJ 07731
1593 Route 88 West, Brick, NJ 08724
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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