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177 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
135 Prospect St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
149 Washington St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
450 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 100, Verona, NJ 07044
66 NJ-17, Suite 200, Paramus, NJ 07652
24 Bergen St, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1054 Clifton Ave, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07013
466 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
79 Main Street, Suite One, Hackensack, NJ 07601
249 Brick Boulevard, Brick, NJ 08723
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
344 Grove Street, Suite 500, Jersey City, NJ 07302
989 Sanford Ave, Irvington, NJ 07111
179 Fern Road, Floor 1, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
1012 Broad Street, Second FL, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
75 Livingston Ave, Suite 101, Roseland, NJ 07068
498 Route 35 N, Box 1227, Normandy Beach, NJ 08739
1 State Highway 12, Suite 201, Flemington, NJ 08822
17 Pica Place, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
45 Park St, Montclair, NJ 07042
1500 Allaire Avenue, Suite 104, Ocean, NJ 07712
750 Broad St, Suite 202, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
322 NJ-35, Suite 300, Red Bank, NJ 07701
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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