Top Matawan, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
45 Essex, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1044 Lacey Rd, Suite 8, Forked River, NJ 08731
928 Mountain Ave, 2nd Floor, Mountainside, NJ 07092
518 Stuyvesant Ave, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
25 Monument Street, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
57 Paterson St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
14 Washington Place, Hackensack, NJ 07601
705A Amboy Ave, 2nd Floor, Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095
117 West Mount Pleasant Ave., Livingston, NJ 07039
60 US-46, Suite 100, Fairfield, NJ 07004
200 Broadacres Dr Suite #325,, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
12 Oakland Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
609 Main St, Toms River, NJ 08754
67 E. Park Place, Suite 1000, Morristown, NJ 07960
200 Passaic St, 3rd Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
214 Washington, PO Box 1117, Toms River, NJ 08754
331 Newman Springs Road, #225, Red Bank, NJ 07701
196 Riva Avenue, Milltown, NJ 08850
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 420, Warren, NJ 07059
149 Washington St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
450 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 100, Verona, NJ 07044
135 Prospect St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
100 E Hanover Ave, Suite 402, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
570 Broad Street, Suite 1201, Newark, NJ 07102
1 State Highway 12, Suite 201, Flemington, NJ 08822
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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