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555 U.S. Highway 1 South, Suite 440, Woodbridge Township, NJ 08830
600 Valley Rd, Ste 205, Wayne, NJ 07470
4400 US-9, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
45 Court St, Suite 201, Freehold, NJ 07728
110a Meadowlands Pkwy, Suite 101, Secaucus, NJ 07094
20 Mercer St, Suite 3i, Hackensack, NJ 07601
592 Ridge Road, Suite 2, North Arlington, Nj 07031
90 Washington Valley Rd, Bedminster, NJ 07921
425 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
243 Broadway #9188, SMB 38214, Newark, NJ 07104
3 2nd Street, Suite 202, Jersey City, NJ 07302
66 NJ-17, Suite 200, Paramus, NJ 07652
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, Suite 120, Short Hills, NJ 07078
1136 Route 22, Suite 202, Mountainside, NJ 07092
Waterview Plaza, 2001 US Hwy 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
45 Park St, Montclair, NJ 07042
241 Main Street, Suite 101, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
790 Bloomfield Ave., Building A, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07012
100 Jefferson Ave, Suite 301, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
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2001 Route 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
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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