Top Lyndhurst, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1379 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
576 Main St, Chatham, NJ 07928
32 Mercer, Hackensack, NJ 07601
14 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ 07079
85 Main Street, Suite 305, Hackensack, NJ 07601
372 Route 22 West, Suite 1B, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889
169 Ramapo Valley Road, Upper Level - Suite 105, Oakland, NJ 07436
173 Livingston Ave, Suite 202, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
25 Main Court Plaza North, Hackensack, NJ 07601
60 Park Place, 18th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
111-113 Main, Hackensack, NJ 07601
36 Monmouth St, Unit 2, Red Bank, NJ 07701
20 Court Street, Suite 4, Hackensack, NJ 07601
551 Summit Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
149 Washington St., 1st Floor, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
30 Two Bridges Road, Suite 260, Fairfield, NJ 07004
110a Meadowlands Pkwy, Suite 101, Secaucus, NJ 07094
1000 US-9, Suite 303, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
354 Eisenhower Parkway, Plaza I, Suite 2300, Livingston, NJ 07039
130 Maple Avenue, PO Box 8610, Red Bank, NJ 07701
1435 Morris Ave, Suite 2F, Union, NJ 07083
2006 NJ-71, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
45 Essex St, Suite 106, Hackensack, NJ 07601
3121 Atlantic Avenue, Floor 1, Allenwood, NJ 08720
1555 Main Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
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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