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1090 Main St, Suite 502, Paterson, NJ 07503
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
33-41 Newark St., Suite 4A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
405 Centre St, Nutley, NJ 07110
28 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
788 Shrewsbury Ave, Suite 2209, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
2515 County Road 516, Old Bridge, NJ 08857
1037 Raymond Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
651 Old Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 270, Livingston, NJ 07039
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186 South Wood Ave, Suite 300, Iselin, NJ 08830
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
2424 Morris Avenue, Suite 202, Union, NJ 07083
216 Erneston Road, Parlin, NJ 08859
5 Cold Hill Road, Suite 24, Mendham, NJ 07945
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, First Floor West, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2713
20 Mercer St, Suite 3i, Hackensack, NJ 07601
101 Eisenhower Pkwy, Suite 300, Roseland, NJ 07068
79 Main St, Hackensack, NJ 07601
60 Park Place, Suite 105, Newark, NJ 07102
433 Hackensack Ave, Suite 1002, Hackensack, NJ 07601
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
86 Washington Ave, Milltown, NJ 08850
600 Valley Rd, Ste 205, Wayne, NJ 07470
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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