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887 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 3, River Edge, NJ 07661
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372 Route 22 West, Suite 1B, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889
498 Route 35 N, Box 1227, Normandy Beach, NJ 08739
50 Division St, Suite 501, Somerville, NJ 08876
60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
234 Main, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
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501 Grand Ave., Asbury Park, NJ 07712
346 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Highland Park, NJ
1827 E 2nd St, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
400 Connell Drive, Suite 1100, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
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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