Top Freehold, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
201 Mongomery Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 263, Jersey City, NJ 07302
9 Park Avenue, 1st Floor, Caldwell, NJ 07006
27 Warren Street, Suite 302, Hackensack, NJ 07601
25 E Salem St, Ste 400, Hackensack, NJ 07601
27 Madison Avenue, Suite 50, Paramus, NJ 07652
242 10th Street, Suite 103, Jersey City, NJ 07302
60 Park Place, Suite 1101, Newark, NJ 07102
25 Main St, Court Plaza North, Suite 501, Hackensack, NJ 07601
172 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
44 Washington Street, Suite 101, Toms River, NJ 08753
150 Bay St, Suite 338, Jersey City, NJ 07302
54 Grove St, Box 857, Somerville, NJ 08876
388 Pompton Ave., Suite 8, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
177 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
70 Grand Ave, River Edge, NJ 07661
505 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
214 Washington, PO Box 1117, Toms River, NJ 08754
79 Main Street, Suite One, Hackensack, NJ 07601
625 Broad St, Suite 240, Newark, NJ 07102
750 Broad St, Suite 202, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
28 Valley Road, Suite 1, Montclair, NJ 07042
17 Pica Place, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
24 Commerce St, 12th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
1500 Allaire Avenue, Suite 104, Ocean, NJ 07712
234 Main, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
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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