Top Matawan, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 210, Warren, NJ 07059
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
One Gateway Cente, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
1012 Broad Street, Second FL, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
871 Allwood Road, Suite 2A, Clifton, NJ 07012
331 Newman Springs Rd., Bldg 1, Ste 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
177 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
169 Union Boulevard, Suite 2C, Totowa, NJ 07512
70 Grand Ave, Suite 200, River Edge, NJ 07661
1 State Highway 12, Suite 201, Flemington, NJ 08822
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
101 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2708
249 Brick Boulevard, Brick, NJ 08723
518 Stuyvesant Avenue, Suite 300, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
100 Southgate Pkwy, Suite 150, Morristown, NJ 07960
65 Madison Avenue, Suite 400, Morristown, NJ 07960
313 State, Box 1336, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
485 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ 07512
86 Washington Ave, Milltown, NJ 08850
24 Commerce St, 12th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
159 Millburn Ave, Millburn, NJ 07041
80 Main Street, Suite 580, West Orange, NJ 07052
727 Raritan Road, Clark, NJ 07066
328-F Sparta Avenue, Sparta, NJ 07871
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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