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One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
2424 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
60 Washington St, Ste 107, Morristown, NJ 07960
76 S. Orange Avenue, Suite ST01, South Orange, NJ 07079
24 Commerce St, Suite 1726, Newark, NJ 07102
17 East Main Street, Clinton, NJ 08809
432 Ridge Road, North Arlington, NJ 07031
60 Washington Street, Suite 302, Morristown, NJ 07960
871 Allwood Road, Suite 2A, Clifton, NJ 07012
90 Washington Valley Rd, Bedminster, NJ 07921
60 Park Place, Suite 1101, Newark, NJ 07102
42a N 20th St, Kenilworth, NJ 07033
214 Washington, PO Box 1117, Toms River, NJ 08754
1075 Easton Avenue, Tower 2, Suite 2, Somerset, NJ 08873
146 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
1 Main Street, Suite 6, Sparta, NJ 07871
28 Valley Road, Suite 1, Montclair, NJ 07042
314 48th Street, Union City, NJ 07087
485 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ 07512
239 New Rd, Suite B312, Parsippany, NJ 07054
1 Tower Center Blvd, Suite 1510, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
60 Park Place, Suite 1000, Newark, NJ 07102-5504
135 Prospect St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
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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