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87 South St, Freehold, NJ 07728
7 Giralda Farms, Madison, NJ 07940
347 Mt. Pleasant Ave #203, West Orange, NJ 07052
66 NJ-17, Suite 200, Paramus, NJ 07652
24 Bergen St, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601
411 Hackensack Avenue, 3rd Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
344 Grove Street, Suite 500, Jersey City, NJ 07302
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
989 Sanford Ave, Irvington, NJ 07111
179 Fern Road, Floor 1, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
498 Route 35 N, Box 1227, Normandy Beach, NJ 08739
249 Brick Boulevard, Brick, NJ 08723
3 2nd Street, Suite 202, Jersey City, NJ 07302
75 Livingston Ave, Suite 101, Roseland, NJ 07068
101 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2708
322 NJ-35, Suite 300, Red Bank, NJ 07701
100 Jefferson Ave, Suite 301, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
45 Park St, Montclair, NJ 07042
1 University Plaza, Suite 212, Hackensack, NJ 07601
560 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928
320 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666
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25 E Salem St, Ste 400, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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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