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24 Bergen St, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601
746 Highway 34, Suite 8, Matawan, NJ 07747
570 Broad Street, Suite 1201, Newark, NJ 07102
1 Main Street, Suite 6, Sparta, NJ 07871
25 Prospect Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
111 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
200 Metroplex Drive, Suite 304, Edison, NJ 08817
1 Tower Center Blvd, Suite 1510, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
249 Brick Boulevard, Brick, NJ 08723
146 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
438 County Rd 513, Suite 2B, Califon, NJ 07830
73 Church Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
498 Route 35 N, Box 1227, Normandy Beach, NJ 08739
157 Ackerman Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
485 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ 07512
79 Main St, Hackensack, NJ 07601
8 Wood Hollow Road, Plaza 3, Parsippany, NJ 07054
303 George Street, PO Box 78, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0011
400 North Bridge Street, Suite 5, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
8 Hickory Drive, PO Box 401, Caldwell, NJ 07006
3125 Route 10E, Suite 2C, Denville, NJ 07834
75 Livingston Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068
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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