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26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, Suite 120, Short Hills, NJ 07078
648 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
Waterview Plaza, 2001 US Hwy 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
Two Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753
50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
135 Prospect St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
400 Connell Drive, Suite 1100, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
111 Grove, PO Box 273, Lodi, NJ 07644
721 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
25 Main Court Plaza North, Hackensack, NJ 07601
169 Ramapo Valley Road, Upper Level - Suite 105, Oakland, NJ 07436
One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
157 Broad Street, Suite 201, Red Bank, NJ 07701
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, First Floor West, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2713
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234 Main, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
1827 East 2nd Street, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
276 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
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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