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871 Allwood Road, Suite 2A, Clifton, NJ 07012
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79 Main Street, Suite One, Hackensack, NJ 07601
5 Marine View Plaza, Hoboken, NJ 07030
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
331 Newman Springs Rd., Bldg 1, Ste 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
14 Washington Place, Hackensack, NJ 07601
648 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
328-F Sparta Avenue, Sparta, NJ 07871
21 Throckmorton Avenue, Eatontown, NJ 07724
101 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2708
60 Park Place, Suite 1101, Newark, NJ 07102
90 Washington Valley Rd, Bedminster, NJ 07921
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
58-60 Main Street, Third Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
45 Essex, Hackensack, NJ 07601
313 State, Box 1336, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
518 Stuyvesant Ave, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
928 Mountain Ave, 2nd Floor, Mountainside, NJ 07092
250 Pehle Ave, Park 80 West, Plaza One, Suite 305, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
80 Main St, Suite 455, West Orange, NJ 07052
50 Park Place, Suite 1400, Newark, NJ 07102
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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