Top Spring Lake, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Park 80 West, Plaza II, 250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 200, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
1037 Raymond Boulevard, Suite 910, Newark, NJ 07102
1085 Raymond Blvd, 8th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
63 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
48 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 200, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
215 Lanza Avenue, Garfield, NJ 07026
2 University Plaza Dr, Suite 55, Hackensack, NJ 07601
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
603 Mattison Ave, Suite 320, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
123 North Union Ave., Suite 304, Cranford, NJ 07016
120 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 325, East Hanover, NJ 07936
5 Marine View Plaza, Hoboken, NJ 07030
55 North Gaston Avenue, PO Box 458, Somerville, NJ 08876
555 U.S. Highway 1 South, Suite 440, Woodbridge Township, NJ 08830
1929 Highway 27, Edison, NJ 08817
528 Market St, Newark, NJ 07105
166 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona, NJ 07044
One Gateway Cente, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
90 Washington Valley Rd, Bedminster, NJ 07921
167 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
346 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631
7 Glenwood Ave., Suite 408, East Orange, NJ 07017
400 Connell Drive, Suite 1100, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
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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