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378 Summit Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
1 Pelican Drive, Suite 6 - Second Floor, Bayville, NJ 08721
70 S Orange Avenue, Suite 150, Livingston, NJ 07039-4914
96 Newark Pompton Turnpike, PO Box 360, Little Falls, NJ 07424
1 Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
55 North Gaston Avenue, PO Box 458, Somerville, NJ 08876
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
61 Green Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
788 Shrewsbury Ave, Suite 2209, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
2 University Plaza Dr, Suite 55, Hackensack, NJ 07601
299 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
28 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
33-41 Newark St., Suite 4A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
405 Centre St, Nutley, NJ 07110
1090 Main St, Suite 502, Paterson, NJ 07503
1415 Queen Anne Road, Suite 206, Teaneck, NJ 07666
One Gateway Cente, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
340 Mt. Kemble Ave, Suite 300, Morristown, NJ 07960
107 East Mount Pleasant Ave, Livingston, NJ 07039
576 Main St, Chatham, NJ 07928
85 Main Street, Suite 305, Hackensack, NJ 07601
4400 US-9, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
110a Meadowlands Pkwy, Suite 101, Secaucus, NJ 07094
100 S. Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
592 Ridge Road, Suite 2, North Arlington, Nj 07031
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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