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177 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
7-G Auer Court, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
23 Emmons St, Suite 203, Long Branch, NJ 07740
67 Main Ave, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756
585 US-46, Fairfield, NJ 07004
361 NJ-31, Suite 801, Flemington, NJ 08822
60 Park Place, Suite 1101, Newark, NJ 07102
502 U.S. 22, Lebanon, NJ 08833
47 Park Street, Montclair, NJ 07042
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
25 Main St, Court Plaza North, Suite 501, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1075 Easton Avenue, Tower 2, Suite 2, Somerset, NJ 08873
101 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2708
1500 Allaire Avenue, Suite 104, Ocean, NJ 07712
28 Valley Road, Suite 1, Montclair, NJ 07042
123 South Ave E, 2nd Floor, Westfield, NJ 07090
750 Broad St, Suite 202, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
58-60 Main Street, Third Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
70 Grand Ave, River Edge, NJ 07661
86 Washington Ave, Milltown, NJ 08850
24 Commerce St, 12th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
24 Kirkpatrick Street, 2nd Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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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