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63 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
201 Washington St., Newark, NJ 07102
501 Grand Ave., Asbury Park, NJ 07712
142 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901
425 Summit Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601
180 Kings Hwy, Middletown, NJ 07748
33 Washington Street, Suite 1010, Newark, NJ 07102
2001 Route 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
609 N Franklin Ave, Nutley, NJ 07110
60 Washington Street, Suite 200, Morristown, NJ 07960
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
19 N. County Line Rd., Suite 14, Jackson, NJ 08527
101 Eisenhower Pkwy, Suite 300, Roseland, NJ 07068
48 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
466 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
201 Littleton Road, PO Box 513, Morris Plains, NJ 07950
150 Passaic Avenue, Passaic, NJ 07055
21 Throckmorton Avenue, Eatontown, NJ 07724
2204 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
1 Legal Lane at 53 Spring Street, Newton, NJ 07860
80 Broadway, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
50 Harrison Street, Suite 204A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
365 Rifle Camp Rd, Woodland Park, NJ 07424
40 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
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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