Top Wayne, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
750 Broad St, Suite 202, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
70 Grand Ave, Suite 200, River Edge, NJ 07661
651 Old Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 270, Livingston, NJ 07039
1037 Raymond Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
111 Wood Ave, Suite 501, Iselin, NJ 08830
280 NJ-35, Suite 401A, Red Bank, NJ 07701
79 Main Street, Suite One, Hackensack, NJ 07601
200 Campus Drive, Suite 300, Florham Park, NJ 07932
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 210, Warren, NJ 07059
450 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
1085 Raymond Blvd, One Newark Center, 21st Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
155 Polifly Road, Suite 201, Hackensack, NJ 07601
48 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
1076 Highway 18, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
42a N 20th St, Kenilworth, NJ 07033
60 Park Place, Suite 105, Newark, NJ 07102
101 Eisenhower Pkwy, Suite 300, Roseland, NJ 07068
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
5 Marine View Plaza, Hoboken, NJ 07030
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
405 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105
277 N Broad, Box 0015, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
2515 County Road 516, Old Bridge, NJ 08857
750 Broad Street, Suite 3, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
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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