Top Union City, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
90 Woodbridge Center Drive, Suite 900, Box 10, Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095-0958
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 210, Warren, NJ 07059
1085 Raymond Blvd, One Newark Center, 21st Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
60 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ 07004
50 Tice Boulevard, Suite 380, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
5 Sylvan Way, PO Box 218, Parsippany, NJ 07054
6 South St, Suite 202, Morristown, NJ 07960
30 Montgomery Street, Suite 990, Jersey City, NJ 07302
1 Tower Center Blvd, Suite 1510, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
115 West Century Road, Suite 100, Paramus, NJ 07652
50 Harrison Street, Suite 204A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
25 Village Court Highway, Suite 35, Hazlet, NJ 07730
7 Giralda Farms, Suite 250, Madison, NJ 07940
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
24 Kirkpatrick Street, 2nd Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
167 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
346 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631
5300 Bergenline Ave, 3rd Floor, West New York, NJ 07093
334 Milltown Rd, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
169 Maple Ave, Red Bank, NJ 07701
7 Ridgedale Avenue, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
244 Fernwood Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837
45 Park St, Montclair, NJ 07042
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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