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378 Summit Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
1 Pelican Drive, Suite 6 - Second Floor, Bayville, NJ 08721
70 S Orange Avenue, Suite 150, Livingston, NJ 07039-4914
96 Newark Pompton Turnpike, PO Box 360, Little Falls, NJ 07424
146 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
249 Brick Boulevard, Brick, NJ 08723
1 Main Street, Suite 6, Sparta, NJ 07871
60 Park Place, Suite 1101, Newark, NJ 07102
254 State Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
485 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ 07512
1715 State Rt 35, Suite 301, Middletown, NJ 07748
Connell Corporate Center III, 400 Connell Drive, Suite 5400, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922-2775
166 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona, NJ 07044
1085 Raymond Blvd, One Newark Center, 21st Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
167 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
346 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631
4 Paragon Way, Suite 400, Freehold, NJ 07728
1037 Raymond Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
651 Old Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 270, Livingston, NJ 07039
19 N. County Line Rd., Suite 14, Jackson, NJ 08527
450 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
592 Ridge Road, Suite 2, North Arlington, Nj 07031
425 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
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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