Top Matawan, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
301 Route 17 North, Suite 800, Rutherford, NJ 07070
42 Van Doren Ave, Somerset, NJ 08873
100 Jefferson Ave, Suite 301, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
1720 Rt. 34, Suite 10, Wall Township, NJ 07727
388 Pompton Ave., Suite 8, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
350 Main St, West Orange, NJ 07052
27 Warren Street, Suite 302, Hackensack, NJ 07601
331 Newman Springs Road, Suite 106, Red Bank, NJ 07701
560 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928
98 East Water Street, Toms River, NJ 08753
242 10th Street, Suite 103, Jersey City, NJ 07302
1638 Center Ave, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
One University Plaza, Suite 212, Hackensack, NJ 07601
60 Park Place, Suite 1101, Newark, NJ 07102
5 Elm Row, Suite 104, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
45 Court St, Suite 201, Freehold, NJ 07728
9 Park Avenue, 1st Floor, Caldwell, NJ 07006
25 E Salem St, Ste 400, Hackensack, NJ 07601
27 Madison Avenue, Suite 50, Paramus, NJ 07652
166 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona, NJ 07044
175 Hudson, Hackensack, NJ 07601
555 U.S. Highway 1 South, Suite 440, Woodbridge Township, NJ 08830
75 Main St, Suite 1, Manasquan, NJ 08736
243 Broadway #9188, SMB 38214, Newark, NJ 07104
21 Main St Ct Plaza S, West Wing, Suite 151, 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