Top Jersey City, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
30 Church Street, Paterson, NJ 07505
661 Franklin Ave, Nutley, NJ 07110
80 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
1 University Plaza, Suite 212, Hackensack, NJ 07601
320 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666
155 Polifly Road, Suite 201, Hackensack, NJ 07601
98 East Water Street, Toms River, NJ 08753
8 Wood Hollow Road, Plaza 3, Parsippany, NJ 07054
322 NJ-35, Suite 300, Red Bank, NJ 07701
303 George Street, Suite 408, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
3125 Route 10E, Suite 2C, Denville, NJ 07834
530 Highway 18, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
864 Broadway, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
180 Park Ave, Suite 106, Florham Park, NJ 07932
301 Route 17 North, Suite 800, Rutherford, NJ 07070
Court Plaza South, East Wing, 21 Main Street, Suite 304, Hackensack, NJ 07601
5158 Route 9 S, Howell, NJ 07731
55 North Gaston Avenue, PO Box 458, Somerville, NJ 08876
1771 Front Street, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
1593 Route 88 West, Brick, NJ 08724
47 Park Street, Montclair, NJ 07042
340 Mt. Kemble Ave, Suite 300, Morristown, NJ 07960
550 Broad Street, Suite 608, Newark, NJ 07102
502 U.S. 22, Lebanon, NJ 08833
70 South Orange Avenue, Livingston, NJ 07039
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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