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178 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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50 Park Place, Suite 1400, Newark, NJ 07102
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1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
440-65th Street, West New York, NJ 07093
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Court Plaza South, East Wing, 21 Main Street, Suite 304, Hackensack, NJ 07601
142 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
76 S. Orange Avenue, Suite ST01, South Orange, NJ 07079
24 Commerce St, Suite 1726, Newark, NJ 07102
432 Ridge Road, North Arlington, NJ 07031
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, First Floor West, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2713
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60 Washington Street, Suite 302, Morristown, NJ 07960
60 Washington St, Ste 107, Morristown, NJ 07960
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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