Top Jackson, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
215 Lanza Avenue, Garfield, NJ 07026
466 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
94 Wanaque Ave, #135, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
121 Washington St, 2nd Floor, Toms River, NJ 08753
55 North Gaston Avenue, PO Box 458, Somerville, NJ 08876
200 Metroplex Drive, Suite 304, Edison, NJ 08817
14 Village Park Rd, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
58-60 Main Street, Third Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
One Gateway Cente, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
746 Highway 34, Suite 8, Matawan, NJ 07747
1130 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07013
331 Newman Springs Rd., Bldg 1, Ste 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
16 Furler Street, 2nd Floor, Totowa, NJ 07512
301 Route 17 North, Suite 800, Rutherford, NJ 07070
123 South Ave E, 2nd Floor, Westfield, NJ 07090
201 Mongomery Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 263, Jersey City, NJ 07302
44 Washington Street, Suite 101, Toms River, NJ 08753
One Newark Center, 1085 Raymond Blvd., 19th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
61 South Paramus Road, Suite 250, Paramus, NJ 07652
1 Legal Lane at 53 Spring Street, Newton, NJ 07860
340 North Avenue East, Cranford, NJ 07016
169 Maple Ave, Red Bank, NJ 07701
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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