Top Ridgefield, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
374 Millburn Ave, Suite 202E, Millburn, NJ 07041
121 Washington St, 2nd Floor, Toms River, NJ 08753
100 Southgate Pkwy, Suite 150, Morristown, NJ 07960
262 East Main, Rockaway, NJ 07866
17A Joyce Kilmer Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
123 South Ave E, 2nd Floor, Westfield, NJ 07090
149 Washington St., 1st Floor, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
5 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822
1299 Route 22 East, Mountainside, NJ 07092
85 Main Street, Suite 305, Hackensack, NJ 07601
790 Bloomfield Ave., Building A, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07012
2 North Dean St, Suite 200, Englewood, NJ 07631
111 Wood Ave, Suite 501, Iselin, NJ 08830
576 Main St, Chatham, NJ 07928
280 NJ-35, Suite 401A, Red Bank, NJ 07701
36 Monmouth St, Unit 2, Red Bank, NJ 07701
2001 Route 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
585 US-46, Fairfield, NJ 07004
1000 US-9, Suite 303, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
1555 Main Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
3121 Atlantic Avenue, Floor 1, Allenwood, NJ 08720
331 Central Ave, Orange, NJ 07050
1 Main St, Suite 305, Eatontown, NJ 07724
2006 NJ-71, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
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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