Top West Long Branch, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1 State Highway 12, Suite 201, Flemington, NJ 08822
249 Brick Boulevard, Brick, NJ 08723
2001 Route 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
498 Route 35 N, Box 1227, Normandy Beach, NJ 08739
67 E. Park Place, Suite 1000, Morristown, NJ 07960
317 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
54 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
26 Journal Square, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
2006 NJ-71, Suite 2, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
65 Madison Avenue, Suite 400, Morristown, NJ 07960
149 Washington St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
450 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 100, Verona, NJ 07044
66 NJ-17, Suite 200, Paramus, NJ 07652
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
1111 Route 22 East, Mountainside, NJ 07092
179 Fern Road, Floor 1, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
4 York Avenue, 2nd FL, West Caldwell, NJ 07006
180 Mount Airy Rd, Suite 200, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
989 Sanford Ave, Irvington, NJ 07111
19 N. County Line Rd., Suite 14, Jackson, NJ 08527
Waterview Plaza, 2001 US Hwy 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
25 Main St, Court Plaza North, Suite 501, Hackensack, NJ 07601
466 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
1054 Clifton Ave, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07013
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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