Top Ocean, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1500 Allaire Avenue, Suite 104, Ocean, NJ 07712
17 Pica Place, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
331 Newman Springs Rd., Bldg 1, Ste 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
54 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
26 Journal Square, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
98 East Water Street, Toms River, NJ 08753
180 Mount Airy Rd, Suite 200, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
560 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928
1 University Plaza, Suite 212, Hackensack, NJ 07601
320 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666
173 Livingston Ave, Suite 202, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
242 10th Street, Suite 103, Jersey City, NJ 07302
1638 Center Ave, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
60 Park Place, Suite 1101, Newark, NJ 07102
54 Grove St, Box 857, Somerville, NJ 08876
505 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
42a N 20th St, Kenilworth, NJ 07033
388 Pompton Ave., Suite 8, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
651 Old West Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 150, Livingston, NJ 07039
166 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona, NJ 07044
1075 Easton Avenue, Tower 2, Suite 2, Somerset, NJ 08873
651 Old West Mt. Pleasant Ave, Suite 200, Livingston, NJ 07039
1086 Teaneck Road, Suite 3A, Teaneck, NJ 07666
28 Valley Road, Suite 1, Montclair, NJ 07042
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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