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149 Washington St., 1st Floor, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
6 South St, Suite 202, Morristown, NJ 07960
50 Harrison Street, Suite 204A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
1 Meadowlands Plaza, Suite 200, East Rutherford, NJ 07073
615 Kearny Ave, Kearny, NJ 07032-2805
3 W Railroad Ave, Tenafly, NJ 07670
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
130 Mansfield Street, Belvidere, NJ 07823
155 North Dean Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
2 University Plaza, Suite 312, Hackensack, NJ 07601
67 Main Ave, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756
22 Park Place, Morristown, NJ 07960
60 Park Place, Suite 1101, Newark, NJ 07102
97 Lackawanna Avenue, Totowa, NJ 07512
500 Valley Road, Box 3097, Wayne, NJ 07474
309 Maple Street, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
365 W. Passaic Street, Suite 130, Rochelle Park, NJ 07662
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200 Sheffield St, Suite 212, Mountainside, NJ 07092
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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