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405 Westfield Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07202
150 Passaic Avenue, Passaic, NJ 07055
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
167 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
346 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631
1338 North Ave, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
169 Maple Ave, Red Bank, NJ 07701
244 Fernwood Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837
450 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
7 Ridgedale Avenue, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
172 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
66 South Main Street, Toms River, NJ 08757
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
603 Mattison Ave, Suite 320, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
123 North Union Ave., Suite 304, Cranford, NJ 07016
120 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 325, East Hanover, NJ 07936
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
135 Prospect St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
14 Washington Place, Hackensack, NJ 07601
21 Throckmorton Avenue, Eatontown, NJ 07724
79 Main Street, Suite One, Hackensack, NJ 07601
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
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648 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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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