Top Union City, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
14 Washington Place, Hackensack, NJ 07601
502 U.S. 22, Lebanon, NJ 08833
70 South Orange Avenue, Livingston, NJ 07039
117 West Mount Pleasant Ave., Livingston, NJ 07039
705A Amboy Ave, 2nd Floor, Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095
200 Broadacres Dr Suite #325,, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
12 Oakland Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
25 Monument Street, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
178 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
8 Broad Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
176 U.S. 9 #303, Englishtown, NJ 07726
1 Meadowlands Plaza, Suite 200, East Rutherford, NJ 07073
433 Hackensack Ave, Suite 1002, Hackensack, NJ 07601
615 Kearny Ave, Kearny, NJ 07032-2805
3 W Railroad Ave, Tenafly, NJ 07670
186 N Ave E, Cranford, NJ 07016
136 Central Avenue, Clark, NJ 07066
383 West Blackwell, PO Box 1004, Dover, NJ 07802
67 Main Ave, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756
177 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
7-G Auer Court, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
23 Emmons St, Suite 203, Long Branch, NJ 07740
609 Main St, Toms River, NJ 08754
361 NJ-31, Suite 801, Flemington, NJ 08822
101 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
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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