Top Manasquan, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2424 Morris Avenue, Suite 202, Union, NJ 07083
555 U.S. Highway 1 South, Suite 440, Woodbridge Township, NJ 08830
61 Green Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
5 Cold Hill Road, Suite 24, Mendham, NJ 07945
239 New Rd, Suite B312, Parsippany, NJ 07054
1929 Highway 27, Edison, NJ 08817
45 Court St, Suite 201, Freehold, NJ 07728
411 Hackensack Avenue, 3rd Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
379 Thronall Street, 8th Floor, PO Box 2940, Edison, NJ 08818
3121 Atlantic Avenue, Floor 1, Allenwood, NJ 08720
2006 NJ-71, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
2150 Headquarters Plaza 3rd Floor, Morristown, NJ 07963
1 Main St, Suite 305, Eatontown, NJ 07724
1000 US-9, Suite 303, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
1435 Morris Ave, Suite 2M, Union, NJ 07083
415 Route 10 East, Randolph, NJ 07869
331 Central Ave, Orange, NJ 07050
1555 Main Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
354 State Street, Suite 202, Hackensack, NJ 07601
25 Sycamore Ave, Suite 103, Little Silver, NJ 07739
200 Sheffield St, Suite 212, Mountainside, NJ 07092
75 Livingston Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068
180 Kings Hwy, Middletown, NJ 07748
788 Shrewsbury Ave, Suite 2209, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
2 University Plaza Dr, Suite 55, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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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