Top West Long Branch, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
8 Broad Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
466 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
176 U.S. 9 #303, Englishtown, NJ 07726
750 Broad Street, Suite 3, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
35 Court St, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
178 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
1054 Clifton Ave, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07013
277 N Broad, Box 0015, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
405 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105
135 Prospect St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
528 Market St, Newark, NJ 07105
Waterview Plaza, 2001 US Hwy 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
167 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
346 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
215 Lanza Avenue, Garfield, NJ 07026
603 Mattison Ave, Suite 320, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
123 North Union Ave., Suite 304, Cranford, NJ 07016
120 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 325, East Hanover, NJ 07936
One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, First Floor West, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2713
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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