Top Upper Saddle River, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5 Marine View Plaza, Hoboken, NJ 07030
277 N Broad, Box 0015, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
405 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105
35 Court St, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
750 Broad Street, Suite 3, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
25 Monument St, Freehold, NJ 07728
97 Lackawanna Avenue, Totowa, NJ 07512
625 Broad St, Suite 240, Newark, NJ 07102
500 Valley Road, Box 3097, Wayne, NJ 07474
22 Park Place, Morristown, NJ 07960
309 Maple Street, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
400 North Main Street, Building 1, Suite #4, Manahawkin, NJ 08050
365 W. Passaic Street, Suite 130, Rochelle Park, NJ 07662
560 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928
Two Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753
528 Market St, Newark, NJ 07105
20 Commerce Drive, Suite 150, Cranford, NJ 07016
167 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
346 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631
501 Grand Ave., Asbury Park, NJ 07712
411 Hackensack Avenue, 3rd Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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887 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 3, River Edge, NJ 07661
47 Maple St, Atrium Third Floor, Summit, NJ 07901
90 Woodbridge Center Drive, Suite 900, Box 10, Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095-0958
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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