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9 Park Avenue, 1st Floor, Caldwell, NJ 07006
Court Plaza South, West Wing, 21 Main Street, Suite 250, Hackensack, NJ 07601
440-65th Street, West New York, NJ 07093
27 Madison Avenue, Suite 50, Paramus, NJ 07652
25 E Salem St, Ste 400, Hackensack, NJ 07601
24 Upper Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042
60 Park Place, 18th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
27 Warren Street, Suite 302, Hackensack, NJ 07601
180 Mount Airy Rd, Suite 200, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
26 Journal Square, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
111-113 Main, Hackensack, NJ 07601
20 Court Street, Suite 4, Hackensack, NJ 07601
560 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928
1720 Rt. 34, Suite 10, Wall Township, NJ 07727
54 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
354 Eisenhower Parkway, Plaza I, Suite 2300, Livingston, NJ 07039
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
130 Maple Avenue, PO Box 8610, Red Bank, NJ 07701
45 Essex, Hackensack, NJ 07601
416 E Central Blvd, Palisades Park, NJ 07650
29 Hadley Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753
175 Hudson, Hackensack, NJ 07601
250 Pehle Ave, Park 80 West, Plaza One, Suite 305, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
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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