Top Matawan, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
79 Main Street, Suite One, Hackensack, NJ 07601
450 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
651 Old West Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 150, Livingston, NJ 07039
90 Washington Valley Rd, Bedminster, NJ 07921
157 Broad Street, Suite 201, Red Bank, NJ 07701
5 Elm Row, Suite 104, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
2515 County Road 516, Old Bridge, NJ 08857
415 Route 10 East, Randolph, NJ 07869
33 Washington Street, Suite 1010, Newark, NJ 07102
60 Washington Street, Suite 200, Morristown, NJ 07960
609 N Franklin Ave, Nutley, NJ 07110
425 Summit Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601
277 N Broad, Box 0015, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
750 Broad Street, Suite 3, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
35 Court St, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
405 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
111 Town Square Place, #1203, Jersey City, NJ 07310
21 Throckmorton Avenue, Eatontown, NJ 07724
1010 Summit Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087
600 Valley Rd, Ste 205, Wayne, NJ 07470
528 Market St, Newark, NJ 07105
740 Broad St, Suite 200, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
60 Park Place, Suite 105, Newark, NJ 07102
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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