Top Ocean, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, First Floor West, Short Hills, NJ 07078
1 Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
286 NJ-35, Eatontown, NJ 07724
9G Auer Ct., Suite G, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
141 West Front St, Suite 240, Red Bank, NJ 07701
1250 Sussex Turnpike, Suite G, Mount Freedom, NJ 07970
7 Giralda Farms, Madison, NJ 07940
277 North Broad St, PO Box 234, Elizabeth, NJ 07030
26 Journal Square, Suite 1205, Jersey City, NJ 07306
620 West Lacey Road, PO Box 1057, Forked River, NJ 08731
301 Route 17 N, Suite 211, Rutherford, NJ 07070
100 East Hanover Avenue, Suite 201, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
549 Summit Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
245 Main Street, Suite 203, Chester, NJ 07930
703 Richmond Ave, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742
7 Glenwood Ave, East Orange, NJ 07017
60 Washington Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
382 Springfield Ave, Suite 300, Summit, NJ 07901
Four Gateway Center, Suite 301, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ 07102
685 Van Houten Ave, Clifton, NJ 07013
425 Eagle Rock Avenue, Suite 302, Roseland, NJ 07068
135 US-202, Suite 2, Bedminster, NJ 07921
49 Market Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
6 Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
2 Tower Center Blvd., 24th Floor, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
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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