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60 Washington Street, Suite 302, Morristown, NJ 07960
3 University Plaza Drive, Suite 407, Hackensack, NJ 07601
50 Park Place, Suite 1400, Newark, NJ 07102
331 Newman Springs Rd., Bldg 1, Ste 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
53 Paterson Street, Suite 1, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
80 Main St, Suite 455, West Orange, NJ 07052
560 Main Street, Second Floor, Chatham, NJ 07928
100 Bayard Street, PO Box 1030, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
388 Pompton Ave., Suite 8, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
1638 Center Ave, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
16 Furler Street, 2nd Floor, Totowa, NJ 07512
14 Washington Place, Hackensack, NJ 07601
42 Van Doren Ave, Somerset, NJ 08873
155 North Dean Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
1044 Lacey Rd, Suite 8, Forked River, NJ 08731
2 University Plaza, Suite 312, Hackensack, NJ 07601
746 Highway 34, Suite 8, Matawan, NJ 07747
1130 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07013
100 27th Street, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
242 10th Street, Suite 103, Jersey City, NJ 07302
505 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
60 Park Place, Suite 1101, Newark, NJ 07102
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
440-65th Street, West New York, NJ 07093
25 Prospect Street, 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