Top Highlands, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2006 NJ-71, Suite 2, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
Northpoint Professional Building, 176 Route 9, Suite 303, Englishtown, NJ 07726
466 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
178 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
5158 Route 9 S, Howell, NJ 07731
25 Prospect Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
94 Wanaque Ave, #135, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
200 Metroplex Drive, Suite 304, Edison, NJ 08817
7-G Auer Court, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
23 Emmons St, Suite 203, Long Branch, NJ 07740
235 Main St, Suite 101, Hackensack, NJ 07601
361 NJ-31, Suite 801, Flemington, NJ 08822
502 U.S. 22, Lebanon, NJ 08833
331 Newman Springs Rd., Bldg 1, Ste 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
47 Park Street, Montclair, NJ 07042
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Suite 4202, Holmdel, NJ 07733
149 Washington St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
171 Main Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
175 Fairfield Avenue, PO Box 505, West Caldwell, NJ 07007
450 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 100, Verona, NJ 07044
1720 Rt. 34, Suite 10, Wall Township, NJ 07727
50 Nelson St., Dover, NJ 07801
350 Main St, West Orange, NJ 07052
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
27 Warren Street, Suite 302, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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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