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45 Court St, Suite 201, Freehold, NJ 07728
585 US-46, Fairfield, NJ 07004
2 University Plaza, Suite 312, Hackensack, NJ 07601
215 Lanza Avenue, Garfield, NJ 07026
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
625 Broad St, Suite 240, Newark, NJ 07102
502 Amboy Avenue, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
75 Main St, Suite 1, Manasquan, NJ 08736
100 Bayard Street, PO Box 1030, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
53 Paterson Street, Suite 1, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
2 University Plaza Dr, Suite 55, Hackensack, NJ 07601
3 University Plaza Drive, Suite 407, Hackensack, NJ 07601
80 Main St, Suite 455, West Orange, NJ 07052
560 Main Street, Second Floor, Chatham, NJ 07928
50 Park Place, Suite 1400, Newark, NJ 07102
25 Sycamore Ave, Suite 103, Little Silver, NJ 07739
28 Valley Road, Suite 1, Montclair, NJ 07042
200 Sheffield St, Suite 212, Mountainside, NJ 07092
75 Livingston Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068
86 Washington Ave, Milltown, NJ 08850
2424 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
142 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
432 Ridge Road, North Arlington, NJ 07031
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
60 Washington St, Ste 107, 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