Top Long Branch, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
790 Bloomfield Ave., Building A, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07012
67 E. Park Place, Suite 1000, Morristown, NJ 07960
955 NJ-34, Suite 200, Matawan, NJ 07747
123 South Ave E, 2nd Floor, Westfield, NJ 07090
20 Mercer St, Suite 3i, Hackensack, NJ 07601
25 Main Court Plaza North, Hackensack, NJ 07601
75 Livingston Ave, Suite 101, Roseland, NJ 07068
234 Main, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
241 Main Street, Suite 101, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
24 Kirkpatrick Street, 2nd Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
600 Valley Rd, Ste 205, Wayne, NJ 07470
276 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
1827 East 2nd Street, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
36 Monmouth St, Unit 2, Red Bank, NJ 07701
1379 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
2 North Dean St, Suite 200, Englewood, NJ 07631
32 Mercer, Hackensack, NJ 07601
585 US-46, Fairfield, NJ 07004
14 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ 07079
309 Maple Street, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
560 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928
365 W. Passaic Street, Suite 130, Rochelle Park, NJ 07662
247 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
110A Meadowlands Pkwy, Suite 101, Secaucus, NJ 07094
5 Cold Hill Road South, Suite 24H, Mendham, NJ 07945
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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