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155 Polifly Road, Suite 201, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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167 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
303 George Street, PO Box 78, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0011
354 State Street, Suite 202, Hackensack, NJ 07601
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
60 Park Place, Suite 105, Newark, NJ 07102
328 Newman Springs Rd, Red Bank, NJ 07701
340 Mt. Kemble Ave, Suite 300, Morristown, NJ 07960
26 Journal Square, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
576 Main St, Chatham, NJ 07928
85 Main Street, Suite 305, Hackensack, NJ 07601
54 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
33-41 Newark St., Suite 4A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
331 Central Ave, Orange, NJ 07050
45 Essex, Hackensack, NJ 07601
61 Green Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
405 Centre St, Nutley, NJ 07110
1435 Morris Ave, Suite 2M, Union, NJ 07083
518 Stuyvesant Ave, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
1 Main St, Suite 305, Eatontown, NJ 07724
928 Mountain Ave, 2nd Floor, Mountainside, NJ 07092
411 Hackensack Avenue, 3rd Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
60 US-46, Suite 100, Fairfield, NJ 07004
80 Main Street, Suite 580, West Orange, NJ 07052
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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