Top Howell, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
8 Wood Hollow Road, Plaza 3, Parsippany, NJ 07054
530 Highway 18, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
19 N. County Line Rd., Suite 14, Jackson, NJ 08527
54 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
3125 Route 10E, Suite 2C, Denville, NJ 07834
180 Mount Airy Rd, Suite 200, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
4 York Avenue, 2nd FL, West Caldwell, NJ 07006
475 Bloomfield Ave, Newark, NJ 07107
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, First Floor West, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2713
26 Journal Square, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
65 Madison Avenue, Suite 400, Morristown, NJ 07960
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 210, Warren, NJ 07059
2006 NJ-71, Suite 2, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
149 Washington St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
450 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 100, Verona, NJ 07044
96 W. Main Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
1111 Route 22 East, Mountainside, NJ 07092
177 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
80 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052
One Gateway Cente, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
25 Main St, Court Plaza North, Suite 501, Hackensack, NJ 07601
55 North Gaston Avenue, PO Box 458, Somerville, NJ 08876
7 Glenwood Ave., Suite 408, East Orange, NJ 07017
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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