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24 Commerce St, Suite 1726, Newark, NJ 07102
76 S. Orange Avenue, Suite ST01, South Orange, NJ 07079
3 University Plaza Drive, Suite 407, Hackensack, NJ 07601
17 East Main Street, Clinton, NJ 08809
142 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
60 Washington Street, Suite 302, Morristown, NJ 07960
560 Main Street, Second Floor, Chatham, NJ 07928
100 Bayard Street, PO Box 1030, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
244 Fernwood Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837
7 Ridgedale Avenue, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
53 Paterson Street, Suite 1, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
313 State, Box 1336, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
320 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666
725 Carol Avenue, PO Box 490, Oakhurst, NJ 07755
50 Tice Boulevard, Suite 380, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
5 Sylvan Way, PO Box 218, Parsippany, NJ 07054
60 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ 07004
340 North Avenue East, Cranford, NJ 07016
405 Westfield Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07202
27 Warren Street, Suite 302, Hackensack, NJ 07601
150 Passaic Avenue, Box 838, Passaic, NJ 07055
24 Upper Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042
322 NJ-35, Suite 300, Red Bank, NJ 07701
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
1 Legal Lane at 53 Spring Street, Newton, NJ 07860
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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