Top Matawan, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
585 US-46, Fairfield, NJ 07004
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
1075 Easton Avenue, Tower 2, Suite 2, Somerset, NJ 08873
121 Washington St, 2nd Floor, Toms River, NJ 08753
438 County Rd 513, Suite 2B, Califon, NJ 07830
123 South Ave E, 2nd Floor, Westfield, NJ 07090
725 Carol Avenue, PO Box 490, Oakhurst, NJ 07755
331 Newman Springs Road, Building 3, Suite #310, Red Bank, NJ 07701-5692
58-60 Main Street, Third Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
89 Headquarters Plaza North, Morristown, NJ 07960
25 Village Court Highway, Suite 35, Hazlet, NJ 07730
24 Kirkpatrick Street, 2nd Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
173 Livingston Ave, Suite 202, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
60 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ 07004
220 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932
30 Montgomery Street, Suite 990, Jersey City, NJ 07302
405 Westfield Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07202
7 Giralda Farms, Suite 250, Madison, NJ 07940
169 Maple Ave, Red Bank, NJ 07701
150 Passaic Avenue, Passaic, NJ 07055
244 Fernwood Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837
1338 North Ave, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
450 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
80 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
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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