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1250 Sussex Turnpike, Suite G, Mount Freedom, NJ 07970
245 Main Street, Suite 203, Chester, NJ 07930
141 West Front St, Suite 240, Red Bank, NJ 07701
286 NJ-35, Eatontown, NJ 07724
180 Kings Hwy, Middletown, NJ 07748
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
58-60 Main Street, Third Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
121 Washington St, 2nd Floor, Toms River, NJ 08753
26 Journal Square, Suite 1201, Jersey City, NJ 07306
374 Millburn Ave, Suite 202E, Millburn, NJ 07041
105 Eisenhower Pkwy, Roseland, NJ 07068
69 Grove Street, Somerville, NJ 08876-2438
123 South Ave E, 2nd Floor, Westfield, NJ 07090
20 Mercer St, Suite 3i, Hackensack, NJ 07601
241 Main Street, Suite 101, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
36 Monmouth St, Unit 2, Red Bank, NJ 07701
2 North Dean St, Suite 200, Englewood, NJ 07631
600 Valley Rd, Ste 205, Wayne, NJ 07470
790 Bloomfield Ave., Building A, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07012
24 Kirkpatrick Street, 2nd Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
45 Court St, Suite 201, Freehold, NJ 07728
2001 Route 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
585 US-46, Fairfield, NJ 07004
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
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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