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26 Journal Square, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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48 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
101 Eisenhower Pkwy, Suite 300, Roseland, NJ 07068
50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
165 Passaic Avenue, Suite 107, Fairfield, NJ 07004
42a N 20th St, Kenilworth, NJ 07033
25 Main St, Court Plaza North, Suite 501, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1075 Easton Avenue, Tower 2, Suite 2, Somerset, NJ 08873
750 Broad St, Suite 202, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
79 Main Street, Suite One, Hackensack, NJ 07601
24 Kirkpatrick Street, 2nd Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
167 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
346 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631
600 Parsippany Road, Suite 204, Parsippany, NJ 07054
415 Route 10 East, Randolph, NJ 07869
450 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
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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