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123 South Ave E, 2nd Floor, Westfield, NJ 07090
388 Pompton Ave., Suite 8, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
241 Main Street, Suite 101, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
1638 Center Ave, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
2 North Dean St, Suite 200, Englewood, NJ 07631
790 Bloomfield Ave., Building A, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07012
54 Grove St, Box 857, Somerville, NJ 08876
505 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
585 US-46, Fairfield, NJ 07004
6 Throckmorton Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
625 Broad St, Suite 240, Newark, NJ 07102
379 Thronall Street, 8th Floor, PO Box 2940, Edison, NJ 08818
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
2 University Plaza, Suite 312, Hackensack, NJ 07601
25 Sycamore Ave, Suite 103, Little Silver, NJ 07739
200 Sheffield St, Suite 212, Mountainside, NJ 07092
528 Market St, Newark, NJ 07105
75 Livingston Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068
100 Jefferson Ave, Suite 301, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
277 N Broad, Box 0015, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
45 Park St, Montclair, NJ 07042
167 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
346 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631
35 Court St, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
750 Broad Street, Suite 3, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
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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