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2001 Route 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
98 East Water Street, Toms River, NJ 08753
186 South Wood Ave, Suite 300, Iselin, NJ 08830
178 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Northpoint Professional Building, 176 Route 9, Suite 303, Englishtown, NJ 07726
9 Park Avenue, 1st Floor, Caldwell, NJ 07006
440-65th Street, West New York, NJ 07093
25 E Salem St, Ste 400, Hackensack, NJ 07601
27 Madison Avenue, Suite 50, Paramus, NJ 07652
Court Plaza South, East Wing, 21 Main Street, Suite 304, Hackensack, NJ 07601
27 Warren Street, Suite 302, Hackensack, NJ 07601
24 Upper Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042
26 Journal Square, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
5158 Route 9 S, Howell, NJ 07731
47 Park Street, Montclair, NJ 07042
1720 Rt. 34, Suite 10, Wall Township, NJ 07727
560 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928
1593 Route 88 West, Brick, NJ 08724
54 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
149 Washington St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
450 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 100, Verona, NJ 07044
502 U.S. 22, Lebanon, NJ 08833
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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