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15 Independence Blvd, Suite 420, Warren, NJ 07059
400 North Main Street, Building 1, Suite #4, Manahawkin, NJ 08050
2150 Headquarters Plaza 3rd Floor, Morristown, NJ 07963
60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
157 Broad Street, Suite 201, Red Bank, NJ 07701
345 Union Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
2001 Route 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
186 South Wood Ave, Suite 300, Iselin, NJ 08830
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
65 Madison Avenue, Suite 400, Morristown, NJ 07960
79 Main St, Hackensack, NJ 07601
45 Court St, Suite 201, Freehold, NJ 07728
400 North Bridge Street, Suite 5, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
8 Hickory Drive, PO Box 401, Caldwell, NJ 07006
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
25 Main St, Court Plaza North, Suite 501, Hackensack, NJ 07601
172 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
Waterview Plaza, 2001 US Hwy 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
66 South Main Street, Toms River, NJ 08757
169 Union Boulevard, Suite 2C, Totowa, NJ 07512
57 Paterson St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
70 Grand Ave, Suite 200, River Edge, NJ 07661
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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