Top Hawthorne, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1037 Raymond Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
200 Passaic St, 3rd Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
501 Grand Ave., Asbury Park, NJ 07712
609 Main St, Toms River, NJ 08754
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, First Floor West, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2713
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 210, Warren, NJ 07059
433 Hackensack Ave, Suite 1002, Hackensack, NJ 07601
25 Monument Street, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
1085 Raymond Blvd, One Newark Center, 21st Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
57 Paterson St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
1 Elm Street, Suite 2, Westfield, NJ 07090
4 Auer Ct, Suite E & F, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
1012 Broad Street, Second FL, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
1 State Highway 12, Suite 201, Flemington, NJ 08822
871 Allwood Road, Suite 2A, Clifton, NJ 07012
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
322 NJ-35, Suite 300, Red Bank, NJ 07701
560 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928
1130 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07013
26 Journal Square, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
1 University Plaza, Suite 212, Hackensack, NJ 07601
16 Furler Street, 2nd Floor, Totowa, NJ 07512
746 Highway 34, Suite 8, Matawan, NJ 07747
180 Mount Airy Rd, Suite 200, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
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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