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331 Newman Springs Rd., Bldg 1, Ste 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
1500 Allaire Avenue, Suite 104, Ocean, NJ 07712
180 Mount Airy Rd, Suite 200, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
36 Monmouth St, Unit 2, Red Bank, NJ 07701
26 Journal Square, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
54 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
1638 Center Ave, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
1044 Lacey Rd, Suite 8, Forked River, NJ 08731
14 Washington Place, Hackensack, NJ 07601
2424 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
242 10th Street, Suite 103, Jersey City, NJ 07302
60 Washington St, Ste 107, Morristown, NJ 07960
142 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
24 Commerce St, Suite 1726, Newark, NJ 07102
432 Ridge Road, North Arlington, NJ 07031
60 Park Place, Suite 1101, Newark, NJ 07102
76 S. Orange Avenue, Suite ST01, South Orange, NJ 07079
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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