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405 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105
331 Newman Springs Road, Suite 106, Red Bank, NJ 07701
750 Broad Street, Suite 3, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
1 University Plaza, Suite 212, Hackensack, NJ 07601
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
1929 Highway 27, Edison, NJ 08817
177 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
70 Grand Ave, Suite 200, River Edge, NJ 07661
166 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona, NJ 07044
400 Connell Drive, Suite 1100, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
173 Livingston Ave, Suite 202, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
249 Brick Boulevard, Brick, NJ 08723
24 Bergen St, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601
60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
157 Broad Street, Suite 201, Red Bank, NJ 07701
65 Madison Avenue, Suite 400, Morristown, NJ 07960
2515 County Road 516, Old Bridge, NJ 08857
254 State Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
466 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
94 Wanaque Ave, #135, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
1136 Route 22, Suite 202, Mountainside, NJ 07092
19 N. County Line Rd., Suite 14, Jackson, NJ 08527
4 York Avenue, 2nd FL, West 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