Top Ocean, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
505 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
5 Elm Row, Suite 104, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
150 Bay St, Suite 338, Jersey City, NJ 07302
25 Monument St, Freehold, NJ 07728
1500 Allaire Avenue, Suite 104, Ocean, NJ 07712
17 Pica Place, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
400 North Main Street, Building 1, Suite #4, Manahawkin, NJ 08050
625 Broad St, Suite 240, Newark, NJ 07102
750 Broad St, Suite 202, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
30 Church Street, Paterson, NJ 07505
80 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
100 S. Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
20 Commerce Drive, Suite 150, Cranford, NJ 07016
830 Morris Turnpike, Suite 304, Short Hills, NJ 07078
239 New Rd, Suite B312, Parsippany, NJ 07054
354 State Street, Suite 202, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1715 State Rt 35, Suite 301, Middletown, NJ 07748
415 Route 10 East, Randolph, NJ 07869
379 Thronall Street, 8th Floor, PO Box 2940, Edison, NJ 08818
166 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona, NJ 07044
2515 County Road 516, Old Bridge, NJ 08857
2 University Plaza Dr, Suite 55, Hackensack, NJ 07601
555 U.S. Highway 1 South, Suite 440, Woodbridge Township, NJ 08830
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
411 Hackensack Avenue, 10th Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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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