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142 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901
501 Grand Ave., Asbury Park, NJ 07712
549 Summit Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
382 Springfield Ave, Suite 300, Summit, NJ 07901
528 Market St, Newark, NJ 07105
871 Allwood Road, Suite 2A, Clifton, NJ 07012
101 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2708
45 Essex, Hackensack, NJ 07601
250 Pehle Ave, Park 80 West, Plaza One, Suite 305, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
518 Stuyvesant Avenue, Suite 300, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
60 Park Place, Suite 1000, Newark, NJ 07102-5504
727 Raritan Road, Clark, NJ 07066
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
67 E. Park Place, Suite 1000, Morristown, NJ 07960
100 Southgate Pkwy, Suite 150, Morristown, NJ 07960
149 Washington St., 1st Floor, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
60 Park Place, Suite 105, Newark, NJ 07102
505 Goffle Rd, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 420, Warren, NJ 07059
159 Millburn Ave, Millburn, NJ 07041
494 Broad St, 5th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
740 Broad St, Suite 200, 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