Top Freehold, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
54 Hudson St, Suite 203, Freehold, NJ 07728
60 Park Place, Suite 1000, Newark, NJ 07102-5504
80 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052
415 Route 10 East, Randolph, NJ 07869
66 South Main Street, Toms River, NJ 08757
172 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
2515 County Road 516, Old Bridge, NJ 08857
21 Throckmorton Avenue, Eatontown, NJ 07724
600 Valley Rd, Ste 205, Wayne, NJ 07470
45 Court St, Suite 201, Freehold, NJ 07728
20 Mercer St, Suite 3i, Hackensack, NJ 07601
241 Main Street, Suite 101, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
60 Washington St, Suite 200, Morristown, NJ 07960
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
651 Old West Mt. Pleasant Ave, Suite 200, Livingston, NJ 07039
1086 Teaneck Road, Suite 3A, Teaneck, NJ 07666
498 Route 35 N, Box 1227, Normandy Beach, NJ 08739
317 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
90 Washington Valley Rd, Bedminster, NJ 07921
250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 200, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
55 North Gaston Avenue, PO Box 458, Somerville, NJ 08876
215 Lanza Avenue, Garfield, NJ 07026
790 Bloomfield Ave., Building A, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07012
2 North Dean St, Suite 200, Englewood, NJ 07631
1929 Highway 27, 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