Top Middletown, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
560 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928
331 Newman Springs Road, Suite 106, Red Bank, NJ 07701
One University Plaza, Suite 212, Hackensack, NJ 07601
98 East Water Street, Toms River, NJ 08753
301 Route 17 North, Suite 800, Rutherford, NJ 07070
155 Polifly Road, Suite 201, Hackensack, NJ 07601
388 Pompton Ave., Suite 8, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
1638 Center Ave, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
201 Mongomery Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 263, Jersey City, NJ 07302
96 W. Main Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
177 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
60 Park Place, Suite 1101, Newark, NJ 07102
50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
25 Monument St, Freehold, NJ 07728
70 Grand Ave, River Edge, NJ 07661
505 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
400 North Main Street, Building 1, Suite #4, Manahawkin, NJ 08050
150 Bay St, Suite 338, Jersey City, NJ 07302
44 Washington Street, Suite 101, Toms River, NJ 08753
54 Grove St, Box 857, Somerville, NJ 08876
340 Mt. Kemble Ave, Suite 300, Morristown, NJ 07960
1 Main Street, Suite 6, Sparta, NJ 07871
146 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
675 Morris Ave, Suite 300, Springfield, NJ 07081
30 Church Street, Paterson, NJ 07505
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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