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60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
322 NJ-35, Suite 300, Red Bank, NJ 07701
105 Eisenhower Pkwy, Roseland, NJ 07068
69 Grove Street, Somerville, NJ 08876-2438
374 Millburn Ave, Suite 202E, Millburn, NJ 07041
157 Broad Street, Suite 201, Red Bank, NJ 07701
262 East Main, Rockaway, NJ 07866
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26 Journal Square, Suite 1201, Jersey City, NJ 07306
2515 County Road 516, Old Bridge, NJ 08857
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50 Harrison Street, Suite 204A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
1010 Summit Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
73 Church Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
7 Glenwood Ave., Suite 408, East Orange, NJ 07017
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365 Rifle Camp Rd, Woodland Park, NJ 07424
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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