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26 Journal Square, Suite 1205, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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245 Main Street, Suite 203, Chester, NJ 07930
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Suite 4202, Holmdel, NJ 07733
39 Hudson, Suite 405, Hackensack, NJ 07601
171 Main Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
175 Fairfield Avenue, PO Box 505, West Caldwell, NJ 07007
50 Nelson St., Dover, NJ 07801
136 Central Avenue, Clark, NJ 07066
186 N Ave E, Cranford, NJ 07016
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
255 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
383 West Blackwell, PO Box 1004, Dover, NJ 07802
121 Washington St, 2nd Floor, Toms River, NJ 08753
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101 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
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123 South Ave E, 2nd Floor, Westfield, NJ 07090
20 Court Street, Suite 4, Hackensack, NJ 07601
111-113 Main, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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30 Two Bridges Road, Suite 260, Fairfield, NJ 07004
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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