Top Ramsey, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
249 Brick Boulevard, Brick, NJ 08723
989 Sanford Ave, Irvington, NJ 07111
200 Campus Drive, Suite 300, Florham Park, NJ 07932
179 Fern Road, Floor 1, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
1012 Broad Street, Second FL, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
73 Church Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
317 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
498 Route 35 N, Box 1227, Normandy Beach, NJ 08739
65 Madison Avenue, Suite 400, Morristown, NJ 07960
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 210, Warren, NJ 07059
1 State Highway 12, Suite 201, Flemington, NJ 08822
254 State Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
54 Hudson St, Suite 203, Freehold, NJ 07728
8 Wood Hollow Road, Plaza 3, Parsippany, NJ 07054
475 Bloomfield Ave, Newark, NJ 07107
4 York Avenue, 2nd FL, West Caldwell, NJ 07006
3125 Route 10E, Suite 2C, Denville, NJ 07834
661 Franklin Ave, Nutley, NJ 07110
864 Broadway, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
180 Mount Airy Rd, Suite 200, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
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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