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585 US-46, Fairfield, NJ 07004
111-113 Main, Hackensack, NJ 07601
20 Court Street, Suite 4, Hackensack, NJ 07601
42a N 20th St, Kenilworth, NJ 07033
4 York Avenue, 2nd FL, West Caldwell, NJ 07006
330 Passaic Ave, Ste. 204, Fairfield, NJ 07004
29 Hadley Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
130 Maple Avenue, PO Box 8610, Red Bank, NJ 07701
354 Eisenhower Parkway, Plaza I, Suite 2300, Livingston, NJ 07039
651 Old West Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 150, Livingston, NJ 07039
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
157 Washington Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
175 Hudson, Hackensack, NJ 07601
2001 Route 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
24 Bergen St, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601
60 Park Place, Newark, NJ 07102
70 South Orange Avenue, Livingston, NJ 07039
178 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
176 U.S. 9 #303, Englishtown, NJ 07726
5158 Route 9 S, Howell, NJ 07731
1075 Easton Avenue, Tower 2, Suite 2, Somerset, NJ 08873
1771 Front Street, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
Court Plaza South, East Wing, 21 Main Street, Suite 304, Hackensack, NJ 07601
989 Sanford Ave, Irvington, NJ 07111
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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