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299 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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60 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ 07004
725 Carol Avenue, PO Box 490, Oakhurst, NJ 07755
5 Sylvan Way, PO Box 218, Parsippany, NJ 07054
94 Wanaque Ave, #135, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
150 Clove Rd, 9th Floor, Little Falls, NJ 07424
220 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932
89 Headquarters Plaza North, Morristown, NJ 07960
25 Village Court Highway, Suite 35, Hazlet, NJ 07730
7 Giralda Farms, Suite 250, Madison, NJ 07940
2204 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
150 Passaic Avenue, Passaic, NJ 07055
600 Valley Rd, Ste 205, Wayne, NJ 07470
370 Chestnut, Union, NJ 07083
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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