Top Hazlet, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
505 Main, Hackensack, NJ 07601
46 Wilson Drive, Sparta, NJ 07871
382 Springfield Ave, Suite 300, Summit, NJ 07901
347 Mt. Pleasant Ave #203, West Orange, NJ 07052
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
400 North Bridge Street, Suite 5, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
1638 Center Ave, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
989 Sanford Ave, Irvington, NJ 07111
179 Fern Road, Floor 1, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
4 York Avenue, 2nd FL, West Caldwell, NJ 07006
344 Grove Street, Suite 500, Jersey City, NJ 07302
242 10th Street, Suite 103, Jersey City, NJ 07302
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
25 Main St, Court Plaza North, Suite 501, Hackensack, NJ 07601
66 South Main Street, Toms River, NJ 08757
Waterview Plaza, 2001 US Hwy 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
172 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
466 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
1054 Clifton Ave, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07013
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
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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