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26 Journal Square, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
45 Park St, Montclair, NJ 07042
4 York Avenue, 2nd FL, West Caldwell, NJ 07006
54 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
100 27th Street, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
155 North Dean Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
440-65th Street, West New York, NJ 07093
42a N 20th St, Kenilworth, NJ 07033
149 Washington St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
651 Old West Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 150, Livingston, NJ 07039
450 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 100, Verona, NJ 07044
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
2006 NJ-71, Suite 2, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
30 Montgomery St, Suite 960, Jersey City, NJ 07302
277 N Broad, Box 0015, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
1037 Raymond Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
405 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105
651 Old Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 270, Livingston, NJ 07039
35 Court St, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
750 Broad Street, Suite 3, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
Two Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, First Floor West, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2713
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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