Top Red Bank, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
180 Kings Hwy, Middletown, NJ 07748
33 Washington Street, Suite 1010, Newark, NJ 07102
425 Summit Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601
609 N Franklin Ave, Nutley, NJ 07110
60 Washington Street, Suite 200, Morristown, NJ 07960
750 Broad Street, Suite 3, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
277 N Broad, Box 0015, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
35 Court St, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
405 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105
20 Mercer St, Suite 3i, Hackensack, NJ 07601
30 Montgomery St, Suite 960, Jersey City, NJ 07302
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
21 Throckmorton Avenue, Eatontown, NJ 07724
600 Valley Rd, Ste 205, Wayne, NJ 07470
328-F Sparta Avenue, Sparta, NJ 07871
107 East Mount Pleasant Ave, Livingston, NJ 07039
2 North Dean St, Suite 200, Englewood, NJ 07631
1086 Teaneck Road, Suite 3A, Teaneck, NJ 07666
651 Old West Mt. Pleasant Ave, Suite 200, Livingston, NJ 07039
1044 Lacey Rd, Suite 8, Forked River, NJ 08731
25 Monument Street, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
14 Washington Place, Hackensack, NJ 07601
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
609 Main St, Toms River, NJ 08754
12 Oakland Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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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