Top Woodcliff Lake, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
989 Sanford Ave, Irvington, NJ 07111
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
79 Main Street, Suite One, Hackensack, NJ 07601
750 Broad St, Suite 202, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
179 Fern Road, Floor 1, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, First Floor West, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2713
One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
1500 Allaire Avenue, Suite 104, Ocean, NJ 07712
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 210, Warren, NJ 07059
17 Pica Place, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
48 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
36 Monmouth St, Unit 2, Red Bank, NJ 07701
24 Kirkpatrick Street, 2nd Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
101 Eisenhower Pkwy, Suite 300, Roseland, NJ 07068
One Riverfront Plaza, Suite 730, Newark, NJ 07102
100 Jefferson Ave, Suite 301, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
317 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
25 Monument St, Freehold, NJ 07728
60 Park Place, Suite 105, Newark, NJ 07102
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
400 North Main Street, Building 1, Suite #4, Manahawkin, NJ 08050
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, Suite 120, Short Hills, NJ 07078
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
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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