Top Freehold, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
928 Mountain Ave, 2nd Floor, Mountainside, NJ 07092
518 Stuyvesant Ave, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
215 Lanza Avenue, Garfield, NJ 07026
155 North Dean Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
450 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
5 Elm Row, Suite 104, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
173 Livingston Ave, Suite 202, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
603 Mattison Ave, Suite 320, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
123 North Union Ave., Suite 304, Cranford, NJ 07016
19 N. County Line Rd., Suite 14, Jackson, NJ 08527
120 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 325, East Hanover, NJ 07936
651 Old West Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 150, Livingston, NJ 07039
157 Broad Street, Suite 201, Red Bank, NJ 07701
2515 County Road 516, Old Bridge, NJ 08857
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
35 Court St, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
1130 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07013
180 Kings Hwy, Middletown, NJ 07748
200 Metroplex Drive, Suite 304, Edison, NJ 08817
33 Washington Street, Suite 1010, Newark, NJ 07102
609 N Franklin Ave, Nutley, NJ 07110
425 Summit Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601
60 Washington Street, Suite 200, Morristown, NJ 07960
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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