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7 Ridgedale Avenue, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 210, Warren, NJ 07059
244 Fernwood Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837
254 State Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
725 Carol Avenue, PO Box 490, Oakhurst, NJ 07755
50 Tice Boulevard, Suite 380, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
167 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
7 Giralda Farms, Suite 250, Madison, NJ 07940
346 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
5 Sylvan Way, PO Box 218, Parsippany, NJ 07054
201 Littleton Road, Morris Plains, NJ 07950
150 Passaic Avenue, Passaic, NJ 07055
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
2204 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
501 Grand Ave., Asbury Park, NJ 07712
40 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
80 Main Street, Suite 260, West Orange, NJ 07052
365 Rifle Camp Rd, Woodland Park, NJ 07424
172 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
26 Journal Square, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
300 Lighting Way, Suite 200, Secaucus, NJ 07094
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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