Top Ocean, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
33 Washington Street, Suite 1010, Newark, NJ 07102
60 Washington Street, Suite 200, Morristown, NJ 07960
609 N Franklin Ave, Nutley, NJ 07110
425 Summit Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601
651 Old West Mt. Pleasant Ave, Suite 200, Livingston, NJ 07039
1086 Teaneck Road, Suite 3A, Teaneck, NJ 07666
750 Broad Street, Suite 3, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
35 Court St, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
277 N Broad, Box 0015, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
405 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105
21 Throckmorton Avenue, Eatontown, NJ 07724
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
57 Paterson St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
498 Route 35 N, Box 1227, Normandy Beach, NJ 08739
317 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
90 Washington Valley Rd, Bedminster, NJ 07921
250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 200, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
215 Lanza Avenue, Garfield, NJ 07026
372 Route 22 West, Suite 1B, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889
603 Mattison Ave, Suite 320, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
1 Tower Center Blvd, Suite 1510, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
1136 Route 22, Suite 202, Mountainside, NJ 07092
123 North Union Ave., Suite 304, Cranford, NJ 07016
19 N. County Line Rd., Suite 14, Jackson, NJ 08527
120 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 325, East Hanover, NJ 07936
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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