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7-G Auer Court, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
23 Emmons St, Suite 203, Long Branch, NJ 07740
361 NJ-31, Suite 801, Flemington, NJ 08822
871 Allwood Road, Suite 2A, Clifton, NJ 07012
331 Newman Springs Rd., Bldg 1, Ste 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
502 U.S. 22, Lebanon, NJ 08833
180 Mount Airy Rd, Suite 200, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
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551 Summit Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
149 Washington St., 1st Floor, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
67 Main Ave, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756
1 Meadowlands Plaza, Suite 200, East Rutherford, NJ 07073
615 Kearny Ave, Kearny, NJ 07032-2805
177 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
3 W Railroad Ave, Tenafly, NJ 07670
50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
70 Grand Ave, River Edge, NJ 07661
60 Park Place, Suite 1101, Newark, NJ 07102
Waterview Plaza, 2001 US Hwy 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
750 Broad St, Suite 202, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
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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