Top Waretown, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
169 Union Boulevard, Suite 2C, Totowa, NJ 07512
830 Morris Turnpike, Suite 304, Short Hills, NJ 07078
24 Bergen St, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601
411 Hackensack Avenue, 3rd Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
570 Broad Street, Suite 1201, Newark, NJ 07102
146 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
1 State Highway 12, Suite 201, Flemington, NJ 08822
249 Brick Boulevard, Brick, NJ 08723
101 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2708
1 Main Street, Suite 6, Sparta, NJ 07871
73 Church Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
1012 Broad Street, Second FL, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
485 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ 07512
314 48th Street, Union City, NJ 07087
328-F Sparta Avenue, Sparta, NJ 07871
54 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
180 Mount Airy Rd, Suite 200, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
4 York Avenue, 2nd FL, West Caldwell, NJ 07006
242 10th Street, Suite 103, Jersey City, NJ 07302
65 Madison Avenue, Suite 400, Morristown, NJ 07960
26 Journal Square, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
727 Raritan Road, Clark, NJ 07066
2006 NJ-71, Suite 2, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
60 Park Place, Suite 1000, Newark, NJ 07102-5504
54 Grove St, Box 857, Somerville, NJ 08876
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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