Top Holmdel, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1037 Raymond Boulevard, Suite 910, Newark, NJ 07102
1085 Raymond Blvd, 8th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
63 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
505 Main, Hackensack, NJ 07601
382 Springfield Ave, Suite 300, Summit, NJ 07901
180 Mount Airy Rd, Suite 200, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
4 York Avenue, 2nd FL, West Caldwell, NJ 07006
19 N. County Line Rd., Suite 14, Jackson, NJ 08527
25 Main St, Court Plaza North, Suite 501, Hackensack, NJ 07601
66 NJ-17, Suite 200, Paramus, NJ 07652
466 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
1054 Clifton Ave, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07013
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
1929 Highway 27, Edison, NJ 08817
179 Fern Road, Floor 1, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
344 Grove Street, Suite 500, Jersey City, NJ 07302
177 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
989 Sanford Ave, Irvington, NJ 07111
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
Waterview Plaza, 2001 US Hwy 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
70 Grand Ave, Suite 200, River Edge, NJ 07661
100 Jefferson Ave, Suite 301, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
45 Park St, Montclair, NJ 07042
400 Connell Drive, Suite 1100, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
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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