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One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
94 Wanaque Ave, #135, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
1136 Route 22, Suite 202, Mountainside, NJ 07092
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
80 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052
14 Village Park Rd, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
121 Washington St, 2nd Floor, Toms River, NJ 08753
20 Mercer St, Suite 3i, Hackensack, NJ 07601
149 Washington St., 1st Floor, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
111 Town Square Place, #1203, Jersey City, NJ 07310
6 South St, Suite 202, Morristown, NJ 07960
600 Valley Rd, Ste 205, Wayne, NJ 07470
21 Throckmorton Avenue, Eatontown, NJ 07724
200 Metroplex Drive, Suite 304, Edison, NJ 08817
8 Hickory Drive, PO Box 401, Caldwell, NJ 07006
400 North Bridge Street, Suite 5, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
746 Highway 34, Suite 8, Matawan, NJ 07747
551 Summit Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
1130 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07013
16 Furler Street, 2nd Floor, Totowa, NJ 07512
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
651 Old West Mt. Pleasant Ave, Suite 200, Livingston, NJ 07039
1086 Teaneck Road, Suite 3A, Teaneck, NJ 07666
830 Morris Turnpike, Suite 304, Short Hills, NJ 07078
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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