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105 Eisenhower Pkwy, Roseland, NJ 07068
374 Millburn Ave, Suite 202E, Millburn, NJ 07041
26 Journal Square, Suite 1201, Jersey City, NJ 07306
69 Grove Street, Somerville, NJ 08876-2438
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
17A Joyce Kilmer Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
746 Highway 34, Suite 8, Matawan, NJ 07747
1012 Broad Street, Second FL, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
1593 Route 88 West, Brick, NJ 08724
5 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
16 Furler Street, 2nd Floor, Totowa, NJ 07512
1 State Highway 12, Suite 201, Flemington, NJ 08822
1130 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07013
262 East Main, Rockaway, NJ 07866
70 South Orange Avenue, Livingston, NJ 07039
178 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Scotch Plains, NJ
111 Wood Ave, Suite 501, Iselin, NJ 08830
176 U.S. 9 #303, Englishtown, NJ 07726
313 State, Box 1336, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
100 Southgate Pkwy, Suite 150, Morristown, NJ 07960
23 Emmons St, Suite 203, Long Branch, NJ 07740
5158 Route 9 S, Howell, NJ 07731
Court Plaza South, East Wing, 21 Main Street, Suite 304, Hackensack, NJ 07601
871 Allwood Road, Suite 2A, Clifton, NJ 07012
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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