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One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
25 Main St, Court Plaza North, Suite 501, Hackensack, NJ 07601
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
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215 Lanza Avenue, Garfield, NJ 07026
70 Grand Ave, Suite 200, River Edge, NJ 07661
123 North Union Ave., Suite 304, Cranford, NJ 07016
120 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 325, East Hanover, NJ 07936
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
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180 Kings Hwy, Middletown, NJ 07748
2 University Plaza Dr, Suite 55, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
4 Paragon Way, Suite 400, Freehold, NJ 07728
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
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200 Campus Drive, Suite 300, Florham Park, NJ 07932
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65 Madison Avenue, Suite 400, Morristown, NJ 07960
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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