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166 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona, NJ 07044
101 Eisenhower Pkwy, Suite 300, Roseland, NJ 07068
405 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105
48 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
75 Main St, Suite 1, Manasquan, NJ 08736
Two Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
5 Marine View Plaza, Hoboken, NJ 07030
331 Newman Springs Road, Suite 106, Red Bank, NJ 07701
277 N Broad, Box 0015, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
25 Main St, Court Plaza North, Suite 501, Hackensack, NJ 07601
60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
157 Broad Street, Suite 201, Red Bank, NJ 07701
57 Paterson St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, First Floor West, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2713
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 210, Warren, NJ 07059
1085 Raymond Blvd, One Newark Center, 21st Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
167 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
4 Paragon Way, Suite 400, Freehold, NJ 07728
19 N. County Line Rd., Suite 14, Jackson, NJ 08527
425 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
592 Ridge Road, Suite 2, North Arlington, Nj 07031
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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