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One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, First Floor West, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2713
26 Journal Square, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
475 Bloomfield Ave, Newark, NJ 07107
101 Eisenhower Pkwy, Suite 300, Roseland, NJ 07068
675 Morris Ave, Suite 300, Springfield, NJ 07081
30 Church Street, Paterson, NJ 07505
55 North Gaston Avenue, PO Box 458, Somerville, NJ 08876
48 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
1111 Route 22 East, Mountainside, NJ 07092
303 George Street, PO Box 78, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0011
50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
155 Polifly Road, Suite 201, Hackensack, NJ 07601
80 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052
530 Highway 18, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
864 Broadway, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
8 Wood Hollow Road, Plaza 3, Parsippany, NJ 07054
96 W. Main Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
3125 Route 10E, Suite 2C, Denville, NJ 07834
One Gateway Cente, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
25 Main St, Court Plaza North, Suite 501, Hackensack, NJ 07601
7 Glenwood Ave., Suite 408, East Orange, NJ 07017
1929 Highway 27, Edison, NJ 08817
750 Broad St, Suite 202, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
79 Main Street, Suite One, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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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