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42a N 20th St, Kenilworth, NJ 07033
79 Main Street, Suite One, Hackensack, NJ 07601
Two Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753
2515 County Road 516, Old Bridge, NJ 08857
44 Washington Street, Suite 101, Toms River, NJ 08753
1075 Easton Avenue, Tower 2, Suite 2, Somerset, NJ 08873
438 County Rd 513, Suite 2B, Califon, NJ 07830
90 Woodbridge Center Drive, Suite 900, Box 10, Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095-0958
783 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901
651 Old West Mt. Pleasant Ave, Suite 200, Livingston, NJ 07039
1086 Teaneck Road, Suite 3A, Teaneck, NJ 07666
277 N Broad, Box 0015, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 210, Warren, NJ 07059
1085 Raymond Blvd, One Newark Center, 21st Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
433 Hackensack Ave, Suite 1002, Hackensack, NJ 07601
528 Market St, Newark, NJ 07105
1037 Raymond Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
254 State Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
651 Old Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 270, Livingston, NJ 07039
30 Montgomery Street, Suite 990, Jersey City, NJ 07302
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60 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ 07004
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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