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100 Hamilton Plaza, Suite 405, Paterson, NJ 07505
1037 Raymond Blvd, Suite 1010, Newark, NJ 07102
1250 Sussex Turnpike, Suite G, Mount Freedom, NJ 07970
200 Broadacres Dr Suite #325,, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
12 Oakland Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
433 Hackensack Ave, Suite 1002, Hackensack, NJ 07601
705A Amboy Ave, 2nd Floor, Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095
25 Prospect Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
609 Main St, Toms River, NJ 08754
177 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
150 Bay St, Suite 338, Jersey City, NJ 07302
44 Washington Street, Suite 101, Toms River, NJ 08753
345 Union Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
214 Washington, PO Box 1117, Toms River, NJ 08754
1 State Highway 12, Suite 201, Flemington, NJ 08822
250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 200, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
313 State, Box 1336, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
1012 Broad Street, Second FL, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
17 Pica Place, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
331 Newman Springs Rd., Bldg 1, Ste 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
1500 Allaire Avenue, Suite 104, Ocean, NJ 07712
80 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
79 Main St, Hackensack, NJ 07601
242 10th Street, Suite 103, Jersey City, NJ 07302
180 Mount Airy Rd, Suite 200, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
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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