Top Union City, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
346 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631
86 Washington Ave, Milltown, NJ 08850
45 Essex, Hackensack, NJ 07601
518 Stuyvesant Ave, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
30 Montgomery Street, Suite 990, Jersey City, NJ 07302
250 Pehle Ave, Park 80 West, Plaza One, Suite 305, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
60 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ 07004
7 Giralda Farms, Suite 250, Madison, NJ 07940
928 Mountain Ave, 2nd Floor, Mountainside, NJ 07092
50 Tice Boulevard, Suite 380, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
5 Sylvan Way, PO Box 218, Parsippany, NJ 07054
115 West Century Road, Suite 100, Paramus, NJ 07652
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
25 Village Court Highway, Suite 35, Hazlet, NJ 07730
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887 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 3, River Edge, NJ 07661
334 Milltown Rd, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
47 Maple St, Atrium Third Floor, Summit, NJ 07901
26 Journal Square, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
450 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
4 York Avenue, 2nd FL, West Caldwell, NJ 07006
5300 Bergenline Ave, 3rd Floor, West New York, NJ 07093
60 Park Place, Suite 1000, Newark, NJ 07102-5504
60 US-46, Suite 100, Fairfield, NJ 07004
169 Maple Ave, Red Bank, NJ 07701
727 Raritan Road, Clark, NJ 07066
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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