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70 S Orange Avenue, Suite 150, Livingston, NJ 07039-4914
600 Campus Drive, Florham Park, NJ 07932
1037 Raymond Boulevard, Suite 910, Newark, NJ 07102
1085 Raymond Blvd, 8th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
63 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, First Floor West, Short Hills, NJ 07078
254 State Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
173 Livingston Ave, Suite 202, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
415 Route 10 East, Randolph, NJ 07869
One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
4 York Avenue, 2nd FL, West Caldwell, NJ 07006
26 Journal Square, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, First Floor West, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2713
65 Madison Avenue, Suite 400, Morristown, NJ 07960
149 Washington St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
450 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 100, Verona, NJ 07044
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 210, Warren, NJ 07059
54 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
19 N. County Line Rd., Suite 14, Jackson, NJ 08527
2006 NJ-71, Suite 2, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
180 Kings Hwy, Middletown, NJ 07748
94 Wanaque Ave, #135, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
466 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
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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