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1012 Broad Street, Second FL, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
75 Livingston Ave, Suite 101, Roseland, NJ 07068
432 Ridge Road, North Arlington, NJ 07031
2424 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
60 Washington Street, Suite 302, Morristown, NJ 07960
24 Commerce St, Suite 1726, Newark, NJ 07102
60 Washington St, Ste 107, Morristown, NJ 07960
76 S. Orange Avenue, Suite ST01, South Orange, NJ 07079
3 University Plaza Drive, Suite 407, Hackensack, NJ 07601
17 East Main Street, Clinton, NJ 08809
142 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
560 Main Street, Second Floor, Chatham, NJ 07928
100 Bayard Street, PO Box 1030, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
53 Paterson Street, Suite 1, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
67 E. Park Place, Suite 1000, Morristown, NJ 07960
648 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 420, Warren, NJ 07059
243 Broadway #9188, SMB 38214, Newark, NJ 07104
9 Kansas St, Hackensack, NJ 07601
50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
24 Bergen St, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601
400 Connell Drive, Suite 1100, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
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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