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286 NJ-35, Eatontown, NJ 07724
1085 Raymond Blvd, 8th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
87 South St, Freehold, NJ 07728
703 Richmond Ave, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742
36 Monmouth St, Unit 2, Red Bank, NJ 07701
180 Mount Airy Rd, Suite 200, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
48 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
585 US-46, Fairfield, NJ 07004
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
101 Eisenhower Pkwy, Suite 300, Roseland, NJ 07068
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
625 Broad St, Suite 240, Newark, NJ 07102
379 Thronall Street, 8th Floor, PO Box 2940, Edison, NJ 08818
528 Market St, Newark, NJ 07105
166 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona, NJ 07044
167 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
346 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631
79 Main Street, Suite One, Hackensack, NJ 07601
450 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
334 Milltown Rd, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
400 Connell Drive, Suite 1100, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
783 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901
68 North Bridge Street, Somerville, NJ 08876
125 Half Mile Rd, Suite 100, Red Bank, NJ 07701
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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