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30 Church Street, Paterson, NJ 07505
864 Broadway, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
661 Franklin Ave, Nutley, NJ 07110
100 S. Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
1000 US-9, Suite 303, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
1555 Main Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
3121 Atlantic Avenue, Floor 1, Allenwood, NJ 08720
2006 NJ-71, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
354 State Street, Suite 202, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1075 Easton Avenue, Tower 2, Suite 2, Somerset, NJ 08873
101 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2708
1299 Route 22 East, Mountainside, NJ 07092
26 Journal Square, Suite 1201, Jersey City, NJ 07306
105 Eisenhower Pkwy, Roseland, NJ 07068
159 Millburn Ave, Millburn, NJ 07041
505 Goffle Rd, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
494 Broad St, 5th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
69 Grove Street, Somerville, NJ 08876-2438
60 Park Place, Suite 1000, Newark, NJ 07102-5504
374 Millburn Ave, Suite 202E, Millburn, NJ 07041
727 Raritan Road, Clark, NJ 07066
614 Main Street, Suite 201, Toms River, NJ 08753
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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