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989 Sanford Ave, Irvington, NJ 07111
1012 Broad Street, Second FL, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
146 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
73 Church Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
30 Church Street, Paterson, NJ 07505
475 Bloomfield Ave, Newark, NJ 07107
661 Franklin Ave, Nutley, NJ 07110
101 Eisenhower Pkwy, Suite 300, Roseland, NJ 07068
485 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ 07512
48 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
254 State Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
4 York Avenue, 2nd FL, West Caldwell, NJ 07006
415 Route 10 East, Randolph, NJ 07869
180 Mount Airy Rd, Suite 200, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
242 10th Street, Suite 103, Jersey City, NJ 07302
26 Journal Square, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
54 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
450 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 100, Verona, NJ 07044
149 Washington St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
388 Pompton Ave., Suite 8, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
54 Grove St, Box 857, Somerville, NJ 08876
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177 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
2006 NJ-71, Suite 2, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
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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