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Northpoint Professional Building, 176 Route 9, Suite 303, Englishtown, NJ 07726
550 Broad Street, Suite 608, Newark, NJ 07102
555 U.S. Highway 1 South, Suite 440, Woodbridge Township, NJ 08830
136 Central Avenue, Clark, NJ 07066
235 Main St, Suite 101, Hackensack, NJ 07601
7-G Auer Court, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
23 Emmons St, Suite 203, Long Branch, NJ 07740
47 Park Street, Montclair, NJ 07042
45 Court St, Suite 201, Freehold, NJ 07728
361 NJ-31, Suite 801, Flemington, NJ 08822
502 U.S. 22, Lebanon, NJ 08833
415 Route 10 East, Randolph, NJ 07869
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
105 Eisenhower Pkwy, Roseland, NJ 07068
Waterview Plaza, 2001 US Hwy 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
69 Grove Street, Somerville, NJ 08876-2438
90 Washington Valley Rd, Bedminster, NJ 07921
374 Millburn Ave, Suite 202E, Millburn, NJ 07041
2 University Plaza Dr, Suite 55, Hackensack, NJ 07601
180 Kings Hwy, Middletown, NJ 07748
1136 Route 22, Suite 202, Mountainside, NJ 07092
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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