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49 Market Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
135 US-202, Suite 2, Bedminster, NJ 07921
Four Gateway Center, Suite 301, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ 07102
425 Eagle Rock Avenue, Suite 302, Roseland, NJ 07068
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, First Floor West, Short Hills, NJ 07078
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
90 Washington Valley Rd, Bedminster, NJ 07921
788 Shrewsbury Ave, Suite 2209, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
28 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
1090 Main St, Suite 502, Paterson, NJ 07503
1415 Queen Anne Road, Suite 206, Teaneck, NJ 07666
328 Newman Springs Rd, Red Bank, NJ 07701
54 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
26 Journal Square, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
313 State, Box 1336, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
485 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ 07512
86 Washington Ave, Milltown, NJ 08850
45 Essex, Hackensack, NJ 07601
24 Commerce St, 12th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
928 Mountain Ave, 2nd Floor, Mountainside, NJ 07092
518 Stuyvesant Ave, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
614 Main Street, Suite 201, Toms River, NJ 08753
79 Main St, Hackensack, NJ 07601
411 Hackensack Avenue, 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