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1415 Queen Anne Road, Suite 206, Teaneck, NJ 07666
1090 Main St, Suite 502, Paterson, NJ 07503
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
130 Maple Avenue, PO Box 8610, Red Bank, NJ 07701
29 Hadley Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753
788 Shrewsbury Ave, Suite 2209, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
354 Eisenhower Parkway, Plaza I, Suite 2300, Livingston, NJ 07039
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
186 South Wood Ave, Suite 300, Iselin, NJ 08830
175 Hudson, Hackensack, NJ 07601
60 Park Place, Newark, NJ 07102
157 Washington Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
85 Main Street, Suite 305, Hackensack, NJ 07601
648 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
576 Main St, Chatham, NJ 07928
331 Central Ave, Orange, NJ 07050
1435 Morris Ave, Suite 2M, Union, NJ 07083
585 US-46, Fairfield, NJ 07004
1555 Main Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
1000 US-9, Suite 303, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
3121 Atlantic Avenue, Floor 1, Allenwood, NJ 08720
1 Main St, Suite 305, Eatontown, NJ 07724
2006 NJ-71, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
Waterview Plaza, 2001 US Hwy 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
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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