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One Gateway Center, Suite 1510, Newark, NJ 07102
1250 Sussex Turnpike, Suite G, Mount Freedom, NJ 07970
245 Main Street, Suite 203, Chester, NJ 07930
347 Mt. Pleasant Ave #203, West Orange, NJ 07052
1037 Raymond Boulevard, Suite 910, Newark, NJ 07102
1085 Raymond Blvd, 8th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
25 E Salem St, Ste 400, Hackensack, NJ 07601
27 Madison Avenue, Suite 50, Paramus, NJ 07652
9 Park Avenue, 1st Floor, Caldwell, NJ 07006
27 Warren Street, Suite 302, Hackensack, NJ 07601
24 Upper Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042
560 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928
1720 Rt. 34, Suite 10, Wall Township, NJ 07727
1 University Plaza, Suite 212, Hackensack, NJ 07601
67 Park Place East, Suite 800, Morristown, NJ 07960
98 East Water Street, Toms River, NJ 08753
80 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
485 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ 07512
177 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
24 Commerce St, 12th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
70 Grand Ave, River Edge, NJ 07661
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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