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346 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631
354 State Street, Suite 202, Hackensack, NJ 07601
169 Union Boulevard, Suite 2C, Totowa, NJ 07512
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
100 S. Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
75 Livingston Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068
200 Sheffield St, Suite 212, Mountainside, NJ 07092
25 Sycamore Ave, Suite 103, Little Silver, NJ 07739
400 Connell Drive, Suite 1100, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
1012 Broad Street, Second FL, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
1 State Highway 12, Suite 201, Flemington, NJ 08822
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
331 Newman Springs Road, #225, Red Bank, NJ 07701
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3600 NJ Route 66, Suite 150, Neptune, NJ 07753
871 Allwood Road, Suite 2A, Clifton, NJ 07012
60 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ 07004
725 Carol Avenue, PO Box 490, Oakhurst, NJ 07755
115 West Century Road, Suite 100, Paramus, NJ 07652
5 Sylvan Way, PO Box 218, Parsippany, NJ 07054
150 Clove Rd, 9th Floor, Little Falls, NJ 07424
50 Tice Boulevard, Suite 380, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
150 Passaic Avenue, Passaic, NJ 07055
25 Village Court Highway, Suite 35, Hazlet, NJ 07730
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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