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94 Wanaque Ave, #135, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
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Court Plaza South, East Wing, 21 Main Street, Suite 304, Hackensack, NJ 07601
200 Metroplex Drive, Suite 304, Edison, NJ 08817
5158 Route 9 S, Howell, NJ 07731
47 Park Street, Montclair, NJ 07042
502 U.S. 22, Lebanon, NJ 08833
1593 Route 88 West, Brick, NJ 08724
746 Highway 34, Suite 8, Matawan, NJ 07747
239 New Rd, Suite B312, Parsippany, NJ 07054
107 East Mount Pleasant Ave, Livingston, NJ 07039
8 Broad Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
70 South Orange Avenue, Livingston, NJ 07039
2150 Headquarters Plaza 3rd Floor, Morristown, NJ 07963
149 Washington St., 1st Floor, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
25 Prospect Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
4400 US-9, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
615 Kearny Ave, Kearny, NJ 07032-2805
1 Meadowlands Plaza, Suite 200, East Rutherford, NJ 07073
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
438 County Rd 513, Suite 2B, Califon, NJ 07830
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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