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651 Old Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 270, Livingston, NJ 07039
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, First Floor West, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2713
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 210, Warren, NJ 07059
94 Wanaque Ave, #135, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 200, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
16 Furler Street, 2nd Floor, Totowa, NJ 07512
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
1130 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07013
746 Highway 34, Suite 8, Matawan, NJ 07747
313 State, Box 1336, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
871 Allwood Road, Suite 2A, Clifton, NJ 07012
600 Valley Rd, Ste 205, Wayne, NJ 07470
328-F Sparta Avenue, Sparta, NJ 07871
21 Throckmorton Avenue, Eatontown, NJ 07724
331 Newman Springs Rd., Bldg 1, Ste 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
388 Pompton Ave., Suite 8, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
1638 Center Ave, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
1044 Lacey Rd, Suite 8, Forked River, NJ 08731
14 Washington Place, Hackensack, NJ 07601
505 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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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