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Park 80 West, Plaza II, 250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 200, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
1037 Raymond Boulevard, Suite 910, Newark, NJ 07102
1085 Raymond Blvd, 8th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
2053 Woodbridge Ave, Edison, NJ 08817
142 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
76 S. Orange Avenue, Suite ST01, South Orange, NJ 07079
24 Commerce St, Suite 1726, Newark, NJ 07102
2424 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
60 Washington Street, Suite 302, Morristown, NJ 07960
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
60 Washington St, Ste 107, Morristown, NJ 07960
432 Ridge Road, North Arlington, NJ 07031
17 East Main Street, Clinton, NJ 08809
48 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
107 East Mount Pleasant Ave, Livingston, NJ 07039
21 Throckmorton Avenue, Eatontown, NJ 07724
1044 Lacey Rd, Suite 8, Forked River, NJ 08731
250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 200, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
111 Town Square Place, #1203, Jersey City, NJ 07310
6 South St, Suite 202, Morristown, NJ 07960
200 Broadacres Dr Suite #325,, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
12 Oakland Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
1010 Summit Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087
200 Passaic St, 3rd Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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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