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475 Bloomfield Ave, Newark, NJ 07107
3125 Route 10E, Suite 2C, Denville, NJ 07834
2 University Plaza Dr, Suite 55, Hackensack, NJ 07601
405 Centre St, Nutley, NJ 07110
33-41 Newark St., Suite 4A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
518 Stuyvesant Avenue, Suite 300, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
One Gateway Cente, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
7 Glenwood Ave., Suite 408, East Orange, NJ 07017
2424 Morris Avenue, Suite 202, Union, NJ 07083
340 Mt. Kemble Ave, Suite 300, Morristown, NJ 07960
216 Erneston Road, Parlin, NJ 08859
61 Green Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
123 South Ave E, 2nd Floor, Westfield, NJ 07090
5 Cold Hill Road, Suite 24, Mendham, NJ 07945
100 Southgate Pkwy, Suite 150, Morristown, NJ 07960
58-60 Main Street, Third Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
576 Main St, Chatham, NJ 07928
24 Kirkpatrick Street, 2nd Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
4400 US-9, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
85 Main Street, Suite 305, Hackensack, NJ 07601
585 US-46, Fairfield, NJ 07004
3 2nd Street, Suite 202, Jersey City, NJ 07302
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