Top Woodcliff Lake, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1010 Summit Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087
28 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
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299 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
20 Mercer St, Suite 3i, Hackensack, NJ 07601
50 Harrison Street, Suite 204A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
6 South St, Suite 202, Morristown, NJ 07960
592 Ridge Road, Suite 2, North Arlington, Nj 07031
2 University Plaza Dr, Suite 55, Hackensack, NJ 07601
425 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
555 U.S. Highway 1 South, Suite 440, Woodbridge Township, NJ 08830
243 Broadway #9188, SMB 38214, Newark, NJ 07104
433 Hackensack Ave, Suite 1002, Hackensack, NJ 07601
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
331 Newman Springs Road, #225, Red Bank, NJ 07701
121 Washington St, 2nd Floor, Toms River, NJ 08753
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3600 NJ Route 66, Suite 150, Neptune, NJ 07753
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, Suite 120, Short Hills, NJ 07078
45 Park St, Montclair, NJ 07042
66 NJ-17, Suite 200, Paramus, NJ 07652
328-F Sparta Avenue, Sparta, NJ 07871
100 Jefferson Ave, Suite 301, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
388 Pompton Ave., Suite 8, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
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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