Top Hoboken, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
45 Essex, Hackensack, NJ 07601
518 Stuyvesant Ave, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
155 North Dean Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
250 Pehle Ave, Park 80 West, Plaza One, Suite 305, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
928 Mountain Ave, 2nd Floor, Mountainside, NJ 07092
411 Hackensack Avenue, 3rd Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
330 Passaic Ave, Ste. 204, Fairfield, NJ 07004
67 E. Park Place, Suite 1000, Morristown, NJ 07960
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 420, Warren, NJ 07059
57 Paterson St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
24 Bergen St, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601
570 Broad Street, Suite 1201, Newark, NJ 07102
135 Prospect St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
1012 Broad Street, Second FL, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
1 State Highway 12, Suite 201, Flemington, NJ 08822
249 Brick Boulevard, Brick, NJ 08723
73 Church Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
498 Route 35 N, Box 1227, Normandy Beach, NJ 08739
215 Lanza Avenue, Garfield, NJ 07026
180 Mount Airy Rd, Suite 200, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
123 North Union Ave., Suite 304, Cranford, NJ 07016
603 Mattison Ave, Suite 320, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
120 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 325, East Hanover, NJ 07936
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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