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135 US-202, Suite 2, Bedminster, NJ 07921
49 Market Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
87 South St, Freehold, NJ 07728
Four Gateway Center, Suite 301, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ 07102
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
5 Marine View Plaza, Hoboken, NJ 07030
60 Washington Street, Suite 200, Morristown, NJ 07960
609 N Franklin Ave, Nutley, NJ 07110
425 Summit Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601
33 Washington Street, Suite 1010, Newark, NJ 07102
166 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona, NJ 07044
16 Furler Street, 2nd Floor, Totowa, NJ 07512
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
746 Highway 34, Suite 8, Matawan, NJ 07747
14 Washington Place, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1130 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07013
405 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105
277 N Broad, Box 0015, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
30 Montgomery St, Suite 960, Jersey City, NJ 07302
25 Prospect Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
750 Broad Street, Suite 3, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
35 Court St, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
651 Old Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 270, Livingston, NJ 07039
200 Metroplex Drive, Suite 304, Edison, NJ 08817
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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