Top Matawan, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
26 Journal Square, Suite 1201, Jersey City, NJ 07306
374 Millburn Ave, Suite 202E, Millburn, NJ 07041
69 Grove Street, Somerville, NJ 08876-2438
17A Joyce Kilmer Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
53 Paterson Street, Suite 1, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
5 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822
560 Main Street, Second Floor, Chatham, NJ 07928
100 Bayard Street, PO Box 1030, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
80 Main St, Suite 455, West Orange, NJ 07052
50 Park Place, Suite 1400, Newark, NJ 07102
100 27th Street, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
4400 US-9, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
262 East Main, Rockaway, NJ 07866
Northpoint Professional Building, 176 Route 9, Suite 303, Englishtown, NJ 07726
3 University Plaza Drive, Suite 407, Hackensack, NJ 07601
178 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
5158 Route 9 S, Howell, NJ 07731
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
142 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
440-65th Street, West New York, NJ 07093
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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