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320 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666
67 Park Place East, Suite 800, Morristown, NJ 07960
54 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
98 East Water Street, Toms River, NJ 08753
24 Upper Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042
27 Madison Avenue, Suite 50, Paramus, NJ 07652
27 Warren Street, Suite 302, Hackensack, NJ 07601
9 Park Avenue, 1st Floor, Caldwell, NJ 07006
2006 NJ-71, Suite 2, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
25 E Salem St, Ste 400, Hackensack, NJ 07601
201 Mongomery Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 263, Jersey City, NJ 07302
505 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1076 Highway 18, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
150 Bay St, Suite 338, Jersey City, NJ 07302
450 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 100, Verona, NJ 07044
149 Washington St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
54 Grove St, Box 857, Somerville, NJ 08876
44 Washington Street, Suite 101, Toms River, NJ 08753
1111 Route 22 East, Mountainside, NJ 07092
111 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
157 Ackerman Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
214 Washington, PO Box 1117, Toms River, NJ 08754
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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