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277 N Broad, Box 0015, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
405 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105
750 Broad Street, Suite 3, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
35 Court St, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
989 Sanford Ave, Irvington, NJ 07111
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
344 Grove Street, Suite 500, Jersey City, NJ 07302
179 Fern Road, Floor 1, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
400 Connell Drive, Suite 1100, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
173 Livingston Ave, Suite 202, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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200 Campus Drive, Suite 300, Florham Park, NJ 07932
157 Broad Street, Suite 201, Red Bank, NJ 07701
498 Route 35 N, Box 1227, Normandy Beach, NJ 08739
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One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
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One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
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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