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70 Grand Ave, Suite 200, River Edge, NJ 07661
186 South Wood Ave, Suite 300, Iselin, NJ 08830
1136 Route 22, Suite 202, Mountainside, NJ 07092
157 Ackerman Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
1012 Broad Street, Second FL, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
214 Washington, PO Box 1117, Toms River, NJ 08754
313 State, Box 1336, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
48 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
1 State Highway 12, Suite 201, Flemington, NJ 08822
249 Brick Boulevard, Brick, NJ 08723
180 Park Ave, Suite 106, Florham Park, NJ 07932
172 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
101 Eisenhower Pkwy, Suite 300, Roseland, NJ 07068
4 York Avenue, 2nd FL, West Caldwell, NJ 07006
66 South Main Street, Toms River, NJ 08757
26 Journal Square, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
54 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
60 Park Place, Suite 1101, Newark, NJ 07102
2006 NJ-71, Suite 2, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
505 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
149 Washington St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
450 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 100, Verona, NJ 07044
388 Pompton Ave., Suite 8, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
54 Grove St, Box 857, Somerville, NJ 08876
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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