Top Union City, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
67 Main Ave, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
425 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
243 Broadway #9188, SMB 38214, Newark, NJ 07104
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
75 Livingston Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068
200 Sheffield St, Suite 212, Mountainside, NJ 07092
Waterview Plaza, 2001 US Hwy 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
25 Sycamore Ave, Suite 103, Little Silver, NJ 07739
50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
400 Connell Drive, Suite 1100, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
518 Stuyvesant Avenue, Suite 300, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
75 Livingston Ave, Suite 101, Roseland, NJ 07068
121 Washington St, 2nd Floor, Toms River, NJ 08753
100 Southgate Pkwy, Suite 150, Morristown, NJ 07960
600 Valley Rd, Ste 205, Wayne, NJ 07470
155 North Dean Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
36 Monmouth St, Unit 2, Red Bank, NJ 07701
67 E. Park Place, Suite 1000, Morristown, NJ 07960
450 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
173 Livingston Ave, Suite 202, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
20 Mercer St, Suite 3i, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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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