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1500 Allaire Avenue, Suite 104, Ocean, NJ 07712
100 Jefferson Ave, Suite 301, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
1 University Plaza, Suite 212, Hackensack, NJ 07601
155 North Dean Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
100 Southgate Pkwy, Suite 150, Morristown, NJ 07960
320 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666
400 Connell Drive, Suite 1100, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
98 East Water Street, Toms River, NJ 08753
322 NJ-35, Suite 300, Red Bank, NJ 07701
24 Kirkpatrick Street, 2nd Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
173 Livingston Ave, Suite 202, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
180 Mount Airy Rd, Suite 200, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
4 York Avenue, 2nd FL, West Caldwell, NJ 07006
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
101 Eisenhower Pkwy, Suite 300, Roseland, NJ 07068
48 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
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26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
42a N 20th St, Kenilworth, NJ 07033
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25 Main St, Court Plaza North, Suite 501, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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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