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Court Plaza South, East Wing, 21 Main Street, Suite 304, Hackensack, NJ 07601
111 Wood Ave, Suite 501, Iselin, NJ 08830
5158 Route 9 S, Howell, NJ 07731
2424 Morris Avenue, Suite 202, Union, NJ 07083
44 Washington Street, Suite 101, Toms River, NJ 08753
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
5 Marine View Plaza, Hoboken, NJ 07030
1593 Route 88 West, Brick, NJ 08724
5 Cold Hill Road, Suite 24, Mendham, NJ 07945
17A Joyce Kilmer Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
216 Erneston Road, Parlin, NJ 08859
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
7 Ridgedale Avenue, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
33-41 Newark St., Suite 4A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
244 Fernwood Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837
One Lowenstein Drive, Roseland, NJ 07068
61 Green Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
70 South Orange Avenue, Livingston, NJ 07039
8 Broad Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
178 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
50 Tice Boulevard, Suite 380, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
725 Carol Avenue, PO Box 490, Oakhurst, NJ 07755
5 Sylvan Way, PO Box 218, Parsippany, NJ 07054
60 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ 07004
176 U.S. 9 #303, Englishtown, NJ 07726
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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