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149 Washington St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
450 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 100, Verona, NJ 07044
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
1037 Raymond Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
2006 NJ-71, Suite 2, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
651 Old Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 270, Livingston, NJ 07039
135 Prospect St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
79 Main Street, Suite One, Hackensack, NJ 07601
2160 North Central Road, Suite 306, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
1086 Teaneck Road, Suite 3A, Teaneck, NJ 07666
7 Glenwood Ave., Suite 408, East Orange, NJ 07017
Two Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753
651 Old West Mt. Pleasant Ave, Suite 200, Livingston, NJ 07039
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
989 Sanford Ave, Irvington, NJ 07111
1054 Clifton Ave, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07013
433 Hackensack Ave, Suite 1002, Hackensack, NJ 07601
179 Fern Road, Floor 1, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
750 Broad St, Suite 202, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
48 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
438 County Rd 513, Suite 2B, Califon, NJ 07830
26 Journal Square, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
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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