Top Weehawken, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Four Gateway Center, Suite 301, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ 07102
49 Market Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
46 Wilson Drive, Sparta, NJ 07871
80 Court Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
157 Engle St, Englewood, NJ 07631
42a N 20th St, Kenilworth, NJ 07033
80 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052
450 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 100, Verona, NJ 07044
149 Washington St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
16 Furler Street, 2nd Floor, Totowa, NJ 07512
One Gateway Cente, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
1130 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07013
746 Highway 34, Suite 8, Matawan, NJ 07747
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
25 Prospect Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
200 Metroplex Drive, Suite 304, Edison, NJ 08817
1075 Easton Avenue, Tower 2, Suite 2, Somerset, NJ 08873
146 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
28 Valley Road, Suite 1, Montclair, NJ 07042
331 Newman Springs Rd., Bldg 1, Ste 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
1 Tower Center Blvd, Suite 1510, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
1 Main Street, Suite 6, Sparta, NJ 07871
239 New Rd, Suite B312, Parsippany, NJ 07054
1715 State Rt 35, Suite 301, Middletown, NJ 07748
1638 Center Ave, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
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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