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864 Broadway, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
80 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
66 South Main Street, Toms River, NJ 08757
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
1415 Queen Anne Road, Suite 206, Teaneck, NJ 07666
788 Shrewsbury Ave, Suite 2209, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
28 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
1 Old Bilby Rd, Hackettstown, NJ 07840
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
55 North Gaston Avenue, PO Box 458, Somerville, NJ 08876
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Morris Plains, NJ
299 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
227 Main St, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
2515 County Road 516, Old Bridge, NJ 08857
2 University Plaza Dr, Suite 55, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
65 Madison Avenue, Suite 400, Morristown, NJ 07960
One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
1010 Summit Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087
20 Mercer St, Suite 3i, Hackensack, NJ 07601
6 South St, Suite 202, Morristown, NJ 07960
830 Morris Turnpike, Suite 304, Short Hills, NJ 07078
555 U.S. Highway 1 South, Suite 440, Woodbridge Township, NJ 08830
50 Harrison Street, Suite 204A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
45 Court St, Suite 201, 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