Top Ramsey, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1085 Raymond Blvd, One Newark Center, 21st Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
651 Old Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 270, Livingston, NJ 07039
1037 Raymond Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
1 Elm Street, Suite 2, Westfield, NJ 07090
123 North Union Ave., Suite 304, Cranford, NJ 07016
120 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 325, East Hanover, NJ 07936
603 Mattison Ave, Suite 320, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
200 Campus Drive, Suite 300, Florham Park, NJ 07932
One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
317 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
19 N. County Line Rd., Suite 14, Jackson, NJ 08527
1130 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07013
16 Furler Street, 2nd Floor, Totowa, NJ 07512
746 Highway 34, Suite 8, Matawan, NJ 07747
55 North Gaston Avenue, PO Box 458, Somerville, NJ 08876
94 Wanaque Ave, #135, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
466 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
76 S. Orange Avenue, Suite ST01, South Orange, NJ 07079
3 University Plaza Drive, Suite 407, Hackensack, NJ 07601
560 Main Street, Second Floor, Chatham, NJ 07928
5 Marine View Plaza, Hoboken, NJ 07030
25 Prospect Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
100 Bayard Street, PO Box 1030, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
80 Main St, Suite 455, West Orange, NJ 07052
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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