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1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
36 Monmouth St, Unit 2, Red Bank, NJ 07701
328-F Sparta Avenue, Sparta, NJ 07871
1638 Center Ave, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
1044 Lacey Rd, Suite 8, Forked River, NJ 08731
242 10th Street, Suite 103, Jersey City, NJ 07302
4 York Avenue, 2nd FL, West Caldwell, NJ 07006
54 Grove St, Box 857, Somerville, NJ 08876
388 Pompton Ave., Suite 8, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
340 Mt. Kemble Ave, Suite 300, Morristown, NJ 07960
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
30 Montgomery St, Suite 960, Jersey City, NJ 07302
505 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1037 Raymond Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
651 Old Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 270, Livingston, NJ 07039
1075 Easton Avenue, Tower 2, Suite 2, Somerset, NJ 08873
1086 Teaneck Road, Suite 3A, Teaneck, NJ 07666
28 Valley Road, Suite 1, Montclair, NJ 07042
651 Old West Mt. Pleasant Ave, Suite 200, Livingston, NJ 07039
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
239 New Rd, Suite B312, Parsippany, NJ 07054
433 Hackensack Ave, Suite 1002, Hackensack, NJ 07601
24 Commerce St, 12th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
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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