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322 NJ-35, Suite 300, Red Bank, NJ 07701
320 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666
415 Route 10 East, Randolph, NJ 07869
60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
157 Broad Street, Suite 201, Red Bank, NJ 07701
69 Grove Street, Somerville, NJ 08876-2438
105 Eisenhower Pkwy, Roseland, NJ 07068
374 Millburn Ave, Suite 202E, Millburn, NJ 07041
2515 County Road 516, Old Bridge, NJ 08857
262 East Main, Rockaway, NJ 07866
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26 Journal Square, Suite 1201, Jersey City, NJ 07306
2 University Plaza Dr, Suite 55, Hackensack, NJ 07601
21 Throckmorton Avenue, Eatontown, NJ 07724
73 Church Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
111 Town Square Place, #1203, Jersey City, NJ 07310
1010 Summit Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
1500 Lawrence Avenue, CN 7807, Ocean, NJ 07712
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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