Top Howell, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
58-60 Main Street, Third Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
1500 Allaire Avenue, Suite 104, Ocean, NJ 07712
17 Pica Place, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
123 South Ave E, 2nd Floor, Westfield, NJ 07090
79 Main Street, Suite One, Hackensack, NJ 07601
79 Main St, Hackensack, NJ 07601
24 Kirkpatrick Street, 2nd Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
100 Jefferson Ave, Suite 301, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
400 North Bridge Street, Suite 5, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
8 Hickory Drive, PO Box 401, Caldwell, NJ 07006
45 Park St, Montclair, NJ 07042
155 North Dean Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
5 Elm Row, Suite 104, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
101 Eisenhower Pkwy, Suite 300, Roseland, NJ 07068
301 Route 17 North, Suite 800, Rutherford, NJ 07070
One Riverfront Plaza, Suite 730, Newark, NJ 07102
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
411 Hackensack Avenue, 10th Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
201 Mongomery Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 263, Jersey City, NJ 07302
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
500 Campus Drive, Suite 400, Florham Park, NJ 07932
48 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
44 Washington Street, Suite 101, Toms River, NJ 08753
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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