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111 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
157 Washington Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
437 60th Street, West New York, NJ 07093
175 Hudson, Hackensack, NJ 07601
60 Park Place, Newark, NJ 07102
2001 Route 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
871 Allwood Road, Suite 2A, Clifton, NJ 07012
45 Court St, Suite 201, Freehold, NJ 07728
29 Hadley Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753
2150 Headquarters Plaza 3rd Floor, Morristown, NJ 07963
169 Union Boulevard, Suite 2C, Totowa, NJ 07512
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
518 Stuyvesant Avenue, Suite 300, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
Waterview Plaza, 2001 US Hwy 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
249 Brick Boulevard, Brick, NJ 08723
5 Sylvan Way, Suite 110, Parsippany, NJ 07054
576 Main St, Chatham, NJ 07928
173 Livingston Ave, Suite 202, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
4400 US-9, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
405 Centre St, Nutley, NJ 07110
85 Main Street, Suite 305, Hackensack, NJ 07601
33-41 Newark St., Suite 4A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
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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