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100 South Jefferson Rd, Suite 200, Whippany, NJ 07981
63 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
157 Engle St, Englewood, NJ 07631
135 US-202, Suite 2, Bedminster, NJ 07921
549 Summit Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
500 Campus Drive, Suite 400, Florham Park, NJ 07932
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
400 Connell Drive, Suite 1100, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
135 Prospect St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
157 Broad Street, Suite 201, Red Bank, NJ 07701
55 North Gaston Avenue, PO Box 458, Somerville, NJ 08876
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
1010 Summit Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
2150 Headquarters Plaza 3rd Floor, Morristown, NJ 07963
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
5 Cold Hill Road, Suite 24, Mendham, NJ 07945
6 South St, Suite 202, Morristown, NJ 07960
216 Erneston Road, Parlin, NJ 08859
61 Green Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
405 Centre St, Nutley, NJ 07110
50 Harrison Street, Suite 204A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
33-41 Newark St., Suite 4A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
169 Union Boulevard, Suite 2C, Totowa, NJ 07512
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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