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330 Passaic Ave, Ste. 204, Fairfield, NJ 07004
505 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
25 Main St, Court Plaza North, Suite 501, Hackensack, NJ 07601
466 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
1054 Clifton Ave, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07013
331 Newman Springs Road, #225, Red Bank, NJ 07701
3600 NJ Route 66, Suite 150, Neptune, NJ 07753
196 Riva Avenue, Milltown, NJ 08850
100 E Hanover Ave, Suite 402, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
750 Broad St, Suite 202, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
70 Grand Ave, Suite 200, River Edge, NJ 07661
17 Pica Place, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
1500 Allaire Avenue, Suite 104, Ocean, NJ 07712
79 Main Street, Suite One, Hackensack, NJ 07601
Waterview Plaza, 2001 US Hwy 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
75 Livingston Ave, Suite 101, Roseland, NJ 07068
100 Jefferson Ave, Suite 301, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
24 Kirkpatrick Street, 2nd Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
45 Park St, Montclair, NJ 07042
2001 Route 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
450 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
5 Elm Row, Suite 104, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
101 Eisenhower Pkwy, Suite 300, Roseland, NJ 07068
651 Old West Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 150, Livingston, NJ 07039
48 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
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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