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411 Hackensack Avenue, 10th Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
425 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
123 US Highway 46, Suite 1B, Netcong, NJ 07857
8 Wood Hollow Road, Plaza 3, Parsippany, NJ 07054
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
500 Campus Drive, Suite 400, Florham Park, NJ 07932
243 Broadway #9188, SMB 38214, Newark, NJ 07104
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
172 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
135 Prospect St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
234 Main, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
36 Fairview Terrace, PO Box 95, Paramus, NJ 07652
1076 Highway 18, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
80 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052
32 Mercer, Hackensack, NJ 07601
14 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ 07079
25 Main Court Plaza North, Hackensack, NJ 07601
169 Ramapo Valley Road, Upper Level - Suite 105, Oakland, NJ 07436
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
One Riverfront Plaza, Suite 730, Newark, NJ 07102
54 Hudson St, Suite 203, Freehold, NJ 07728
121 Washington St, 2nd Floor, Toms River, NJ 08753
1111 Route 22 East, Mountainside, NJ 07092
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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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