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437 60th Street, West New York, NJ 07093
111-113 Main, Hackensack, NJ 07601
60 Park Place, 18th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
20 Court Street, Suite 4, Hackensack, NJ 07601
425 Summit Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601
609 N Franklin Ave, Nutley, NJ 07110
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60 Washington Street, Suite 200, Morristown, NJ 07960
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
66 NJ-17, Suite 200, Paramus, NJ 07652
5 Cold Hill Road, Suite 24, Mendham, NJ 07945
405 Centre St, Nutley, NJ 07110
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61 Green Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
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111 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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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