Top Jackson, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
928 Mountain Ave, 2nd Floor, Mountainside, NJ 07092
518 Stuyvesant Ave, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
19 N. County Line Rd., Suite 14, Jackson, NJ 08527
60 US-46, Suite 100, Fairfield, NJ 07004
80 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052
33-41 Newark St., Suite 4A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
746 Highway 34, Suite 8, Matawan, NJ 07747
405 Centre St, Nutley, NJ 07110
One Gateway Cente, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
16 Furler Street, 2nd Floor, Totowa, NJ 07512
1054 Clifton Ave, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07013
216 Erneston Road, Parlin, NJ 08859
1130 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07013
1 Main Street, Suite 6, Sparta, NJ 07871
466 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
111 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
5 Cold Hill Road, Suite 24, Mendham, NJ 07945
2424 Morris Avenue, Suite 202, Union, NJ 07083
135 Prospect St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
25 Prospect Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
61 Green Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
200 Metroplex Drive, Suite 304, Edison, NJ 08817
121 Washington St, 2nd Floor, Toms River, NJ 08753
438 County Rd 513, Suite 2B, Califon, NJ 07830
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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