Top Ocean, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
85 Main Street, Suite 305, Hackensack, NJ 07601
603 Mattison Ave, Suite 320, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
45 Court St, Suite 201, Freehold, NJ 07728
120 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 325, East Hanover, NJ 07936
123 North Union Ave., Suite 304, Cranford, NJ 07016
55 North Gaston Avenue, PO Box 458, Somerville, NJ 08876
2 North Dean St, Suite 200, Englewood, NJ 07631
2 University Plaza Dr, Suite 55, Hackensack, NJ 07601
790 Bloomfield Ave., Building A, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07012
1929 Highway 27, Edison, NJ 08817
241 Main Street, Suite 101, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
142 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
2424 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
60 Washington St, Ste 107, Morristown, NJ 07960
17 East Main Street, Clinton, NJ 08809
555 U.S. Highway 1 South, Suite 440, Woodbridge Township, NJ 08830
90 Washington Valley Rd, Bedminster, NJ 07921
239 New Rd, Suite B312, Parsippany, NJ 07054
1 Tower Center Blvd, Suite 1510, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
66 NJ-17, Suite 200, Paramus, NJ 07652
1136 Route 22, Suite 202, Mountainside, NJ 07092
438 County Rd 513, Suite 2B, Califon, NJ 07830
1044 Lacey Rd, Suite 8, Forked River, NJ 08731
14 Village Park Rd, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
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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