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60 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ 07004
94 Wanaque Ave, #135, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
5 Sylvan Way, PO Box 218, Parsippany, NJ 07054
79 Main St, Hackensack, NJ 07601
25 Village Court Highway, Suite 35, Hazlet, NJ 07730
50 Tice Boulevard, Suite 380, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
150 Passaic Avenue, Passaic, NJ 07055
405 Westfield Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07202
7 Giralda Farms, Suite 250, Madison, NJ 07940
35 Journal Square, Suite 525, Jersey City, NJ 07306
180 Park Ave, Suite 106, Florham Park, NJ 07932
8 Hickory Drive, PO Box 401, Caldwell, NJ 07006
65 Madison Avenue, Suite 400, Morristown, NJ 07960
169 Maple Ave, Red Bank, NJ 07701
7 Ridgedale Avenue, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
32 Mercer, Hackensack, NJ 07601
42 Van Doren Ave, Somerset, NJ 08873
400 North Bridge Street, Suite 5, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
27 Warren Street, Suite 302, Hackensack, NJ 07601
331 Newman Springs Rd., Bldg 1, Ste 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
14 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ 07079
169 Ramapo Valley Road, Upper Level - Suite 105, Oakland, NJ 07436
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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