Top Ocean, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
44 Washington Street, Suite 101, Toms River, NJ 08753
2150 Headquarters Plaza 3rd Floor, Morristown, NJ 07963
25 Sycamore Ave, Suite 103, Little Silver, NJ 07739
50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
200 Sheffield St, Suite 212, Mountainside, NJ 07092
24 Kirkpatrick Street, 2nd Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
372 Route 22 West, Suite 1B, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889
75 Livingston Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068
60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
438 County Rd 513, Suite 2B, Califon, NJ 07830
157 Broad Street, Suite 201, Red Bank, NJ 07701
501 Grand Ave., Asbury Park, NJ 07712
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, First Floor West, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2713
1085 Raymond Blvd, One Newark Center, 21st Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 210, Warren, NJ 07059
167 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
331 Newman Springs Road, Building 3, Suite #310, Red Bank, NJ 07701-5692
89 Headquarters Plaza North, Morristown, NJ 07960
25 Village Court Highway, Suite 35, Hazlet, NJ 07730
One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
30 Montgomery Street, Suite 990, Jersey City, NJ 07302
220 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932
169 Maple Ave, Red Bank, NJ 07701
7 Giralda Farms, Suite 250, Madison, NJ 07940
334 Milltown Rd, 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