Top Howell, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
241 Main Street, Suite 101, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
1044 Lacey Rd, Suite 8, Forked River, NJ 08731
7 Glenwood Ave., Suite 408, East Orange, NJ 07017
107 East Mount Pleasant Ave, Livingston, NJ 07039
705A Amboy Ave, 2nd Floor, Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095
609 Main St, Toms River, NJ 08754
117 West Mount Pleasant Ave., Livingston, NJ 07039
200 Broadacres Dr Suite #325,, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
12 Oakland Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
1 Elm Street, Suite 2, Westfield, NJ 07090
200 Passaic St, 3rd Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
4 Auer Ct, Suite E & F, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
25 Sycamore Ave, Suite 103, Little Silver, NJ 07739
25 Monument Street, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
200 Sheffield St, Suite 212, Mountainside, NJ 07092
75 Livingston Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068
215 Lanza Avenue, Garfield, NJ 07026
1 Tower Center Blvd, Suite 1510, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
746 Highway 34, Suite 8, Matawan, NJ 07747
One Gateway Cente, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
55 North Gaston Avenue, PO Box 458, Somerville, NJ 08876
1130 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07013
16 Furler Street, 2nd Floor, Totowa, NJ 07512
142 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
24 Commerce St, Suite 1726, Newark, NJ 07102
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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