Top Lakehurst, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
245 Main Street, Suite 203, Chester, NJ 07930
235 Main St, Suite 101, Hackensack, NJ 07601
703 Richmond Ave, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742
60 Washington Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
87 South St, Freehold, NJ 07728
4400 US-9, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
331 Newman Springs Road, Building 3, Suite #310, Red Bank, NJ 07701-5692
25 Village Court Highway, Suite 35, Hazlet, NJ 07730
928 Mountain Ave, 2nd Floor, Mountainside, NJ 07092
60 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ 07004
518 Stuyvesant Ave, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
155 North Dean Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
450 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
89 Headquarters Plaza North, Morristown, NJ 07960
334 Milltown Rd, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
7 Giralda Farms, Suite 250, Madison, NJ 07940
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
30 Montgomery Street, Suite 990, Jersey City, NJ 07302
220 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932
42a N 20th St, Kenilworth, NJ 07033
5 Elm Row, Suite 104, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
169 Maple Ave, Red Bank, NJ 07701
1338 North Ave, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
330 Passaic Ave, Ste. 204, Fairfield, NJ 07004
725 Carol Avenue, PO Box 490, Oakhurst, NJ 07755
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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