Top Ocean Grove, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
111 Wood Ave, Suite 501, Iselin, NJ 08830
1415 Queen Anne Road, Suite 206, Teaneck, NJ 07666
234 Main, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
100 E Hanover Ave, Suite 402, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
111 Grove, PO Box 273, Lodi, NJ 07644
2317 Highway 34, Ste 2C, Manasquan, NJ 08736
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
3600 NJ Route 66, Suite 150, Neptune, NJ 07753
121 Washington St, 2nd Floor, Toms River, NJ 08753
1500 Allaire Avenue, Suite 104, Ocean, NJ 07712
17 Pica Place, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
331 Newman Springs Road, #225, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Route 202, PO Box 187, Montville, NJ 07045
101 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
750 Broad St, Suite 202, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
111-113 Main, Hackensack, NJ 07601
20 Court Street, Suite 4, Hackensack, NJ 07601
123 South Ave E, 2nd Floor, Westfield, NJ 07090
30 Two Bridges Road, Suite 260, Fairfield, NJ 07004
58-60 Main Street, Third Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
6 Dumont Place, Morristown, NJ 07960
354 Eisenhower Parkway, Plaza I, Suite 2300, Livingston, NJ 07039
48 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
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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