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100 S. Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
528 Market St, Newark, NJ 07105
1086 Teaneck Road, Suite 3A, Teaneck, NJ 07666
651 Old West Mt. Pleasant Ave, Suite 200, Livingston, NJ 07039
354 State Street, Suite 202, Hackensack, NJ 07601
169 Union Boulevard, Suite 2C, Totowa, NJ 07512
90 Washington Valley Rd, Bedminster, NJ 07921
411 Hackensack Avenue, 3rd Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
60 US-46, Suite 100, Fairfield, NJ 07004
57 Paterson St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
101 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2708
100 E Hanover Ave, Suite 402, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
331 Newman Springs Road, #225, Red Bank, NJ 07701
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3600 NJ Route 66, Suite 150, Neptune, NJ 07753
250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 200, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
196 Riva Avenue, Milltown, NJ 08850
60 Park Place, Suite 1000, Newark, NJ 07102-5504
1 Tower Center Blvd, Suite 1510, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
60 Park Place, Suite 105, Newark, NJ 07102
740 Broad St, Suite 200, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
505 Goffle Rd, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
80 Main Street, Suite 580, West Orange, NJ 07052
432 Ridge Road, North Arlington, NJ 07031
159 Millburn Ave, Millburn, NJ 07041
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
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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