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440-65th Street, West New York, NJ 07093
354 Eisenhower Parkway, Plaza I, Suite 2300, Livingston, NJ 07039
29 Hadley Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753
130 Maple Avenue, PO Box 8610, Red Bank, NJ 07701
157 Washington Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
60 Park Place, Newark, NJ 07102
89 Headquarters Plaza N, Suite 1222, Morristown, NJ 07960
1771 Front Street, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
502 U.S. 22, Lebanon, NJ 08833
47 Park Street, Montclair, NJ 07042
648 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
70 South Orange Avenue, Livingston, NJ 07039
8 Broad Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
186 N Ave E, Cranford, NJ 07016
383 West Blackwell, PO Box 1004, Dover, NJ 07802
136 Central Avenue, Clark, NJ 07066
111 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
361 NJ-31, Suite 801, Flemington, NJ 08822
235 Main St, Suite 101, Hackensack, NJ 07601
2150 Headquarters Plaza 3rd Floor, Morristown, NJ 07963
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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