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345 Union Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
17 Pica Place, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
254 State Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1500 Allaire Avenue, Suite 104, Ocean, NJ 07712
172 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
180 Mount Airy Rd, Suite 200, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
101 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2708
66 South Main Street, Toms River, NJ 08757
388 Pompton Ave., Suite 8, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
1638 Center Ave, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
242 10th Street, Suite 103, Jersey City, NJ 07302
60 Park Place, Suite 1101, Newark, NJ 07102
1111 Route 22 East, Mountainside, NJ 07092
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
120 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 325, East Hanover, NJ 07936
123 North Union Ave., Suite 304, Cranford, NJ 07016
15 East Midland Ave, Suite 3A, Paramus, NJ 07652
603 Mattison Ave, Suite 320, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
54 Hudson St, Suite 203, Freehold, NJ 07728
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
166 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona, NJ 07044
65 Madison Avenue, Suite 400, Morristown, NJ 07960
60 Washington St, Suite 200, Morristown, NJ 07960
45 Essex, Hackensack, NJ 07601
2515 County Road 516, Old Bridge, NJ 08857
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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