Top Harrison, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1299 Route 22 East, Mountainside, NJ 07092
105 Eisenhower Pkwy, Roseland, NJ 07068
788 Shrewsbury Ave, Suite 2209, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
26 Journal Square, Suite 1201, Jersey City, NJ 07306
80 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052
280 NJ-35, Suite 401A, Red Bank, NJ 07701
36 Monmouth St, Unit 2, Red Bank, NJ 07701
180 Kings Hwy, Middletown, NJ 07748
2001 Route 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
20 Mercer St, Suite 3i, Hackensack, NJ 07601
45 Court St, Suite 201, Freehold, NJ 07728
123 South Ave E, 2nd Floor, Westfield, NJ 07090
58-60 Main Street, Third Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
2 North Dean St, Suite 200, Englewood, NJ 07631
790 Bloomfield Ave., Building A, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07012
585 US-46, Fairfield, NJ 07004
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
625 Broad St, Suite 240, Newark, NJ 07102
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, Suite 120, Short Hills, NJ 07078
75 Livingston Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068
Waterview Plaza, 2001 US Hwy 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
200 Sheffield St, Suite 212, Mountainside, NJ 07092
25 Sycamore Ave, Suite 103, Little Silver, NJ 07739
45 Park St, Montclair, NJ 07042
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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