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135 Prospect St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
111 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
14 Washington Place, Hackensack, NJ 07601
21 Throckmorton Avenue, Eatontown, NJ 07724
438 County Rd 513, Suite 2B, Califon, NJ 07830
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
101 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2708
648 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 200, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
90 Washington Valley Rd, Bedminster, NJ 07921
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
157 Broad Street, Suite 201, Red Bank, NJ 07701
328 Newman Springs Rd, Red Bank, NJ 07701
80 Main St, Suite 455, West Orange, NJ 07052
50 Park Place, Suite 1400, Newark, NJ 07102
560 Main Street, Second Floor, Chatham, NJ 07928
5 Marine View Plaza, Hoboken, NJ 07030
45 Essex, Hackensack, NJ 07601
2424 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
432 Ridge Road, North Arlington, NJ 07031
60 Washington St, Ste 107, Morristown, NJ 07960
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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