Top Mahwah, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
54 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
70 South Orange Avenue, Livingston, NJ 07039
5 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822
1 State Highway 12, Suite 201, Flemington, NJ 08822
111 Wood Ave, Suite 501, Iselin, NJ 08830
178 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
8 Broad Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
176 U.S. 9 #303, Englishtown, NJ 07726
440-65th Street, West New York, NJ 07093
2006 NJ-71, Suite 2, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
23 Emmons St, Suite 203, Long Branch, NJ 07740
47 Park Street, Montclair, NJ 07042
361 NJ-31, Suite 801, Flemington, NJ 08822
5158 Route 9 S, Howell, NJ 07731
One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
502 U.S. 22, Lebanon, NJ 08833
450 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 100, Verona, NJ 07044
149 Washington St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
180 Mount Airy Rd, Suite 200, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
1054 Clifton Ave, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07013
66 NJ-17, Suite 200, Paramus, NJ 07652
466 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
989 Sanford Ave, Irvington, NJ 07111
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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