Top Matawan, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
61 Green Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
788 Shrewsbury Ave, Suite 2209, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
1090 Main St, Suite 502, Paterson, NJ 07503
33-41 Newark St., Suite 4A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
28 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
1415 Queen Anne Road, Suite 206, Teaneck, NJ 07666
405 Centre St, Nutley, NJ 07110
216 Erneston Road, Parlin, NJ 08859
2424 Morris Avenue, Suite 202, Union, NJ 07083
5 Cold Hill Road, Suite 24, Mendham, NJ 07945
651 Old West Mt. Pleasant Ave, Suite 200, Livingston, NJ 07039
1086 Teaneck Road, Suite 3A, Teaneck, NJ 07666
149 Washington St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
450 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 100, Verona, NJ 07044
2006 NJ-71, Suite 2, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
169 Union Boulevard, Suite 2C, Totowa, NJ 07512
20 Mercer St, Suite 3i, Hackensack, NJ 07601
830 Morris Turnpike, Suite 304, Short Hills, NJ 07078
6 South St, Suite 202, Morristown, NJ 07960
411 Hackensack Avenue, 3rd Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
111 Town Square Place, #1203, Jersey City, NJ 07310
60 US-46, Suite 100, Fairfield, NJ 07004
600 Valley Rd, Ste 205, Wayne, NJ 07470
400 North Bridge Street, Suite 5, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
1010 Summit Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087
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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