Top North Bergen, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
721 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
354 State Street, Suite 202, Hackensack, NJ 07601
39 Hudson, Suite 405, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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430 Mountain Ave, Suite 103, New Providence, NJ 07974
592 Ridge Road, Suite 2, North Arlington, Nj 07031
246 Union Boulevard, Totowa, NJ 07512
425 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
21 Main St Ct Plaza S, West Wing, Suite 151, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1090 Main St, Suite 502, Paterson, NJ 07503
1415 Queen Anne Road, Suite 206, Teaneck, NJ 07666
123 US Highway 46, Suite 1B, Netcong, NJ 07857
788 Shrewsbury Ave, Suite 2209, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
28 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
234 Main, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
111 Grove, PO Box 273, Lodi, NJ 07644
3 2nd Street, Suite 202, Jersey City, NJ 07302
80 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052
14 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ 07079
955 NJ-34, Suite 200, Matawan, NJ 07747
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299 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
25 Main Court Plaza North, Hackensack, NJ 07601
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
110A Meadowlands Pkwy, Suite 101, Secaucus, NJ 07094
2515 County Road 516, Old Bridge, NJ 08857
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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