Top Hawthorne, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
254 State Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
4 York Avenue, 2nd FL, West Caldwell, NJ 07006
450 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
415 Route 10 East, Randolph, NJ 07869
466 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
94 Wanaque Ave, #135, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
2515 County Road 516, Old Bridge, NJ 08857
600 Valley Rd, Ste 205, Wayne, NJ 07470
80 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052
19 N. County Line Rd., Suite 14, Jackson, NJ 08527
20 Mercer St, Suite 3i, Hackensack, NJ 07601
328-F Sparta Avenue, Sparta, NJ 07871
1086 Teaneck Road, Suite 3A, Teaneck, NJ 07666
651 Old West Mt. Pleasant Ave, Suite 200, Livingston, NJ 07039
21 Throckmorton Avenue, Eatontown, NJ 07724
433 Hackensack Ave, Suite 1002, Hackensack, NJ 07601
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 200, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
90 Washington Valley Rd, Bedminster, NJ 07921
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
1638 Center Ave, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
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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