Top Matawan, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2424 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
60 Washington St, Ste 107, Morristown, NJ 07960
42 Van Doren Ave, Somerset, NJ 08873
14 Washington Place, Hackensack, NJ 07601
528 Market St, Newark, NJ 07105
107 East Mount Pleasant Ave, Livingston, NJ 07039
555 U.S. Highway 1 South, Suite 440, Woodbridge Township, NJ 08830
830 Morris Turnpike, Suite 304, Short Hills, NJ 07078
167 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
346 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631
4 Auer Ct, Suite E & F, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
1 Elm Street, Suite 2, Westfield, NJ 07090
60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
90 Washington Valley Rd, Bedminster, NJ 07921
157 Broad Street, Suite 201, Red Bank, NJ 07701
746 Highway 34, Suite 8, Matawan, NJ 07747
14 Village Park Rd, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
One Gateway Cente, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
16 Furler Street, 2nd Floor, Totowa, NJ 07512
55 North Gaston Avenue, PO Box 458, Somerville, NJ 08876
1130 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07013
314 48th Street, Union City, NJ 07087
313 State, Box 1336, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
79 Main St, Hackensack, NJ 07601
21 Throckmorton Avenue, Eatontown, NJ 07724
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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