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One Gateway Cente, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
1012 Broad Street, Second FL, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
1 State Highway 12, Suite 201, Flemington, NJ 08822
871 Allwood Road, Suite 2A, Clifton, NJ 07012
331 Newman Springs Rd., Bldg 1, Ste 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
67 E. Park Place, Suite 1000, Morristown, NJ 07960
169 Union Boulevard, Suite 2C, Totowa, NJ 07512
25 Main St, Court Plaza North, Suite 501, Hackensack, NJ 07601
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
177 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
70 Grand Ave, Suite 200, River Edge, NJ 07661
249 Brick Boulevard, Brick, NJ 08723
30 Montgomery St, Suite 960, Jersey City, NJ 07302
1037 Raymond Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
651 Old Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 270, Livingston, NJ 07039
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, First Floor West, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2713
313 State, Box 1336, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
100 Southgate Pkwy, Suite 150, Morristown, NJ 07960
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 210, Warren, NJ 07059
1085 Raymond Blvd, One Newark Center, 21st Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
485 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ 07512
86 Washington Ave, Milltown, NJ 08850
518 Stuyvesant Avenue, Suite 300, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
173 Livingston Ave, Suite 202, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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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