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27 Warren Street, Suite 302, Hackensack, NJ 07601
560 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928
2 University Plaza, Suite 312, Hackensack, NJ 07601
150 Bay St, Suite 338, Jersey City, NJ 07302
44 Washington Street, Suite 101, Toms River, NJ 08753
14 Village Park Rd, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
325 Columbia Turnpike, Suite 301, Florham Park, NJ 07932
67 Park Place East, Suite 800, Morristown, NJ 07960
80 Main Street, Suite 260, West Orange, NJ 07052
365 Rifle Camp Rd, Woodland Park, NJ 07424
239 New Rd, Suite B312, Parsippany, NJ 07054
249 Brick Boulevard, Brick, NJ 08723
1136 Route 22, Suite 202, Mountainside, NJ 07092
438 County Rd 513, Suite 2B, Califon, NJ 07830
90 Woodbridge Center Drive, Suite 900, Box 10, Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095-0958
783 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901
60 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ 07004
7 Giralda Farms, Suite 250, Madison, NJ 07940
25 Village Court Highway, Suite 35, Hazlet, NJ 07730
334 Milltown Rd, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
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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