Top Ocean, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6 Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
49 Market Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
135 US-202, Suite 2, Bedminster, NJ 07921
Four Gateway Center, Suite 301, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ 07102
425 Eagle Rock Avenue, Suite 302, Roseland, NJ 07068
55 North Gaston Avenue, PO Box 458, Somerville, NJ 08876
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
1929 Highway 27, Edison, NJ 08817
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
2424 Morris Avenue, Suite 202, Union, NJ 07083
2150 Headquarters Plaza 3rd Floor, Morristown, NJ 07963
528 Market St, Newark, NJ 07105
167 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
346 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631
169 Union Boulevard, Suite 2C, Totowa, NJ 07512
2006 NJ-71, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
3121 Atlantic Avenue, Floor 1, Allenwood, NJ 08720
1000 US-9, Suite 303, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
788 Shrewsbury Ave, Suite 2209, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
28 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
1415 Queen Anne Road, Suite 206, Teaneck, NJ 07666
1090 Main St, Suite 502, Paterson, NJ 07503
101 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2708
216 Erneston Road, Parlin, NJ 08859
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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