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101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
45 Court St, Suite 201, Freehold, NJ 07728
100 S. Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
20 Mercer St, Suite 3i, Hackensack, NJ 07601
592 Ridge Road, Suite 2, North Arlington, Nj 07031
425 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
110a Meadowlands Pkwy, Suite 101, Secaucus, NJ 07094
243 Broadway #9188, SMB 38214, Newark, NJ 07104
3000 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Suite 311, Jersey City, NJ 07306
90 Washington Valley Rd, Bedminster, NJ 07921
3 2nd Street, Suite 202, Jersey City, NJ 07302
2 University Plaza Dr, Suite 55, Hackensack, NJ 07601
415 Route 10 East, Randolph, NJ 07869
241 Main Street, Suite 101, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
494 Broad St, 5th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
80 Main Street, Suite 580, West Orange, NJ 07052
2 North Dean St, Suite 200, Englewood, NJ 07631
600 Valley Rd, Ste 205, Wayne, NJ 07470
159 Millburn Ave, Millburn, NJ 07041
505 Goffle Rd, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
790 Bloomfield Ave., Building A, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07012
727 Raritan Road, Clark, NJ 07066
60 Park Place, Suite 1000, Newark, NJ 07102-5504
614 Main Street, Suite 201, Toms River, NJ 08753
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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