Top Hazlet, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
405 Westfield Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07202
1338 North Ave, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
169 Maple Ave, Red Bank, NJ 07701
24 Kirkpatrick Street, 2nd Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
725 Carol Avenue, PO Box 490, Oakhurst, NJ 07755
36 Monmouth St, Unit 2, Red Bank, NJ 07701
244 Fernwood Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837
One Lowenstein Drive, Roseland, NJ 07068
85 Main Street, Suite 305, Hackensack, NJ 07601
450 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
14 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ 07079
7 Ridgedale Avenue, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
955 NJ-34, Suite 200, Matawan, NJ 07747
67 E. Park Place, Suite 1000, Morristown, NJ 07960
32 Mercer, Hackensack, NJ 07601
45 Court St, Suite 201, Freehold, NJ 07728
25 Main Court Plaza North, Hackensack, NJ 07601
317 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
247 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
276 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
1827 East 2nd Street, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
1 Main St, Suite 305, Eatontown, NJ 07724
110A Meadowlands Pkwy, Suite 101, Secaucus, NJ 07094
576 Main St, Chatham, NJ 07928
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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