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50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
24 Bergen St, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
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121 Washington St, 2nd Floor, Toms River, NJ 08753
600 Valley Rd, Ste 205, Wayne, NJ 07470
65 Madison Avenue, Suite 400, Morristown, NJ 07960
4 York Avenue, 2nd FL, West Caldwell, NJ 07006
301 Route 17 North, Suite 800, Rutherford, NJ 07070
388 Pompton Ave., Suite 8, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
1638 Center Ave, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
201 Mongomery Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 263, Jersey City, NJ 07302
242 10th Street, Suite 103, Jersey City, NJ 07302
1415 Queen Anne Road, Suite 206, Teaneck, NJ 07666
1090 Main St, Suite 502, Paterson, NJ 07503
505 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
28 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
54 Grove St, Box 857, Somerville, NJ 08876
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
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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