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50 Harrison Street, Suite 204A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
354 State Street, Suite 202, Hackensack, NJ 07601
425 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
592 Ridge Road, Suite 2, North Arlington, Nj 07031
100 S. Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
379 Thronall Street, 8th Floor, PO Box 2940, Edison, NJ 08818
227 Main St, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
28 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
788 Shrewsbury Ave, Suite 2209, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
1415 Queen Anne Road, Suite 206, Teaneck, NJ 07666
1136 Route 22, Suite 202, Mountainside, NJ 07092
80 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052
14 Village Park Rd, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving South Plainfield, NJ
299 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
121 Washington St, 2nd Floor, Toms River, NJ 08753
411 Hackensack Avenue, 10th Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
500 Campus Drive, Suite 400, Florham Park, NJ 07932
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
2515 County Road 516, Old Bridge, NJ 08857
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