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One Newark Center, 1085 Raymond Blvd., 19th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
725 Carol Avenue, PO Box 490, Oakhurst, NJ 07755
2424 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
300 Lighting Way, Suite 200, Secaucus, NJ 07094
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
340 North Avenue East, Cranford, NJ 07016
60 Washington St, Ste 107, Morristown, NJ 07960
142 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
268 Norwood Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
150 Passaic Avenue, Passaic, NJ 07055
61 South Paramus Road, Suite 250, Paramus, NJ 07652
405 Westfield Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07202
17 East Main Street, Clinton, NJ 08809
1 Legal Lane at 53 Spring Street, Newton, NJ 07860
130 Mansfield Street, Belvidere, NJ 07823
365 Rifle Camp Rd, Woodland Park, NJ 07424
66 NJ-17, Suite 200, Paramus, NJ 07652
500 Valley Road, Box 3097, Wayne, NJ 07474
22 Park Place, Morristown, NJ 07960
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
97 Lackawanna Avenue, Totowa, NJ 07512
146 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
309 Maple Street, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
560 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928
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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