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1086 Teaneck Road, Suite 3A, Teaneck, NJ 07666
651 Old West Mt. Pleasant Ave, Suite 200, Livingston, NJ 07039
498 Route 35 N, Box 1227, Normandy Beach, NJ 08739
14 Washington Place, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1044 Lacey Rd, Suite 8, Forked River, NJ 08731
215 Lanza Avenue, Garfield, NJ 07026
117 West Mount Pleasant Ave., Livingston, NJ 07039
25 Monument Street, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
200 Broadacres Dr Suite #325,, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
12 Oakland Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
705A Amboy Ave, 2nd Floor, Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095
609 Main St, Toms River, NJ 08754
123 North Union Ave., Suite 304, Cranford, NJ 07016
603 Mattison Ave, Suite 320, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
120 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 325, East Hanover, NJ 07936
19 N. County Line Rd., Suite 14, Jackson, NJ 08527
250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 200, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
466 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
94 Wanaque Ave, #135, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
3 University Plaza Drive, Suite 407, Hackensack, NJ 07601
560 Main Street, Second Floor, Chatham, NJ 07928
100 Bayard Street, PO Box 1030, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
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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