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63 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
157 Ackerman Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
249 Brick Boulevard, Brick, NJ 08723
79 Main St, Hackensack, NJ 07601
8 Hickory Drive, PO Box 401, Caldwell, NJ 07006
400 North Bridge Street, Suite 5, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
180 Mount Airy Rd, Suite 200, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
26 Journal Square, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
54 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
173 Livingston Ave, Suite 202, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
4400 US-9, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
111 Wood Ave, Suite 501, Iselin, NJ 08830
518 Stuyvesant Ave, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
928 Mountain Ave, 2nd Floor, Mountainside, NJ 07092
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
4 York Avenue, 2nd FL, West Caldwell, NJ 07006
330 Passaic Ave, Ste. 204, Fairfield, NJ 07004
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172 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
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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