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149 Washington St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
2006 NJ-71, Suite 2, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
24 Bergen St, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
42a N 20th St, Kenilworth, NJ 07033
1075 Easton Avenue, Tower 2, Suite 2, Somerset, NJ 08873
28 Valley Road, Suite 1, Montclair, NJ 07042
135 Prospect St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
2424 Morris Avenue, Suite 202, Union, NJ 07083
331 Newman Springs Road, #225, Red Bank, NJ 07701
3600 NJ Route 66, Suite 150, Neptune, NJ 07753
5 Cold Hill Road, Suite 24, Mendham, NJ 07945
254 State Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
100 E Hanover Ave, Suite 402, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
216 Erneston Road, Parlin, NJ 08859
60 Washington St, Suite 200, Morristown, NJ 07960
196 Riva Avenue, Milltown, NJ 08850
750 Broad St, Suite 202, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
2160 North Central Road, Suite 306, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
17 Pica Place, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
1500 Allaire Avenue, Suite 104, Ocean, NJ 07712
180 Mount Airy Rd, Suite 200, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
101 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2708
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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