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750 Broad Street, Suite 3, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
35 Court St, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
24 Bergen St, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601
570 Broad Street, Suite 1201, Newark, NJ 07102
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, First Floor West, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2713
498 Route 35 N, Box 1227, Normandy Beach, NJ 08739
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 210, Warren, NJ 07059
1085 Raymond Blvd, One Newark Center, 21st Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
254 State Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
249 Brick Boulevard, Brick, NJ 08723
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
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73 Church Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
215 Lanza Avenue, Garfield, NJ 07026
120 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 325, East Hanover, NJ 07936
425 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
592 Ridge Road, Suite 2, North Arlington, Nj 07031
123 North Union Ave., Suite 304, Cranford, NJ 07016
180 Kings Hwy, Middletown, NJ 07748
4 York Avenue, 2nd FL, West Caldwell, NJ 07006
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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