Top Holmdel, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1299 Route 22 East, Mountainside, NJ 07092
186 South Wood Ave, Suite 300, Iselin, NJ 08830
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
26 Journal Square, Suite 1201, Jersey City, NJ 07306
5158 Route 9 S, Howell, NJ 07731
1593 Route 88 West, Brick, NJ 08724
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
Court Plaza South, East Wing, 21 Main Street, Suite 304, Hackensack, NJ 07601
17A Joyce Kilmer Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
5 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822
901 West Park Avenue, Ocean, NJ 07712
8 Broad Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
Northpoint Professional Building, 176 Route 9, Suite 303, Englishtown, NJ 07726
178 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
313 State, Box 1336, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
331 Newman Springs Rd., Bldg 1, Ste 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
111 Town Square Place, #1203, Jersey City, NJ 07310
1010 Summit Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087
101 Eisenhower Pkwy, Suite 300, Roseland, NJ 07068
180 Park Ave, Suite 106, Florham Park, NJ 07932
331 Newman Springs Road, Suite 106, Red Bank, NJ 07701
25 Main St, Court Plaza North, Suite 501, Hackensack, NJ 07601
25 Monument Street, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
705A Amboy Ave, 2nd Floor, Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095
57 Paterson St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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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