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46 Wilson Drive, Sparta, NJ 07871
2053 Woodbridge Ave, Edison, NJ 08817
6 Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
8 Hickory Drive, PO Box 401, Caldwell, NJ 07006
65 Madison Avenue, Suite 400, Morristown, NJ 07960
400 North Bridge Street, Suite 5, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
24 Bergen St, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601
570 Broad Street, Suite 1201, Newark, NJ 07102
111 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
146 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
1 Main Street, Suite 6, Sparta, NJ 07871
498 Route 35 N, Box 1227, Normandy Beach, NJ 08739
485 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ 07512
3 W Railroad Ave, Tenafly, NJ 07670
1 Meadowlands Plaza, Suite 200, East Rutherford, NJ 07073
615 Kearny Ave, Kearny, NJ 07032-2805
73 Church Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
67 Main Ave, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756
1771 Front Street, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
80 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
301 Route 17 North, Suite 800, Rutherford, NJ 07070
345 Union Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
214 Washington, PO Box 1117, Toms River, NJ 08754
79 Main St, Hackensack, NJ 07601
201 Mongomery Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 263, Jersey City, NJ 07302
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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