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1 Elm Street, Suite 2, Westfield, NJ 07090
372 Route 22 West, Suite 1B, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889
57 Paterson St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
70 Grand Ave, Suite 200, River Edge, NJ 07661
Waterview Plaza, 2001 US Hwy 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
2001 Route 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
400 Connell Drive, Suite 1100, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
111 Wood Ave, Suite 501, Iselin, NJ 08830
317 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
740 Broad St, Suite 200, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
101 Eisenhower Pkwy, Suite 300, Roseland, NJ 07068
159 Millburn Ave, Millburn, NJ 07041
80 Main Street, Suite 580, West Orange, NJ 07052
494 Broad St, 5th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
60 Park Place, Suite 1000, Newark, NJ 07102-5504
614 Main Street, Suite 201, Toms River, NJ 08753
727 Raritan Road, Clark, NJ 07066
48 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
180 Park Ave, Suite 106, Florham Park, NJ 07932
25 Main St, Court Plaza North, Suite 501, Hackensack, NJ 07601
331 Newman Springs Road, Suite 106, Red Bank, NJ 07701
25 Monument Street, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
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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