Top Oceanport, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3125 Route 10E, Suite 2C, Denville, NJ 07834
675 Morris Ave, Suite 300, Springfield, NJ 07081
One Riverfront Plaza, Suite 730, Newark, NJ 07102
80 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
30 Church Street, Paterson, NJ 07505
101 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2708
301 Route 17 North, Suite 800, Rutherford, NJ 07070
1111 Route 22 East, Mountainside, NJ 07092
303 George Street, PO Box 78, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0011
155 Polifly Road, Suite 201, Hackensack, NJ 07601
201 Mongomery Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 263, Jersey City, NJ 07302
8 Wood Hollow Road, Plaza 3, Parsippany, NJ 07054
96 W. Main Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
276 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
1827 East 2nd Street, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
110A Meadowlands Pkwy, Suite 101, Secaucus, NJ 07094
25 Monument St, Freehold, NJ 07728
5 Cold Hill Road South, Suite 24H, Mendham, NJ 07945
85 Main Street, Suite 305, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1379 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
400 North Main Street, Building 1, Suite #4, Manahawkin, NJ 08050
22 Park Place, Morristown, NJ 07960
500 Valley Road, Box 3097, Wayne, NJ 07474
309 Maple Street, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
97 Lackawanna Avenue, Totowa, NJ 07512
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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