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3600 NJ Route 66, Suite 150, Neptune, NJ 07753
1 Main Street, Suite 6, Sparta, NJ 07871
314 48th Street, Union City, NJ 07087
485 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ 07512
100 E Hanover Ave, Suite 402, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
313 State, Box 1336, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
79 Main St, Hackensack, NJ 07601
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
331 Newman Springs Rd., Bldg 1, Ste 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
135 Prospect St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
1 Tower Center Blvd, Suite 1510, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
8 Hickory Drive, PO Box 401, Caldwell, NJ 07006
One Riverfront Plaza, Suite 730, Newark, NJ 07102
80 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
411 Hackensack Avenue, 10th Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
500 Campus Drive, Suite 400, Florham Park, NJ 07932
301 Route 17 North, Suite 800, Rutherford, NJ 07070
1044 Lacey Rd, Suite 8, Forked River, NJ 08731
100 Jefferson Ave, Suite 301, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
42 Van Doren Ave, Somerset, NJ 08873
45 Park St, Montclair, NJ 07042
328-F Sparta Avenue, Sparta, NJ 07871
1638 Center Ave, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
201 Mongomery Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 263, Jersey City, NJ 07302
155 North Dean Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
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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