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135 Prospect St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
466 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
790 Bloomfield Ave., Building A, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07012
2 North Dean St, Suite 200, Englewood, NJ 07631
1 Tower Center Blvd, Suite 1510, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
200 Metroplex Drive, Suite 304, Edison, NJ 08817
25 Prospect Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
4 Paragon Way, Suite 400, Freehold, NJ 07728
94 Wanaque Ave, #135, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
One Riverfront Plaza, Suite 730, Newark, NJ 07102
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
500 Campus Drive, Suite 400, Florham Park, NJ 07932
1044 Lacey Rd, Suite 8, Forked River, NJ 08731
411 Hackensack Avenue, 10th Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
42 Van Doren Ave, Somerset, NJ 08873
100 Jefferson Ave, Suite 301, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
45 Park St, Montclair, NJ 07042
155 North Dean Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
100 27th Street, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
5 Elm Row, Suite 104, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
1720 Rt. 34, Suite 10, Wall Township, NJ 07727
440-65th Street, West New York, NJ 07093
25 E Salem St, Ste 400, Hackensack, NJ 07601
9 Park Avenue, 1st Floor, Caldwell, NJ 07006
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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