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830 Morris Turnpike, Suite 304, Short Hills, NJ 07078
411 Hackensack Avenue, 3rd Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
3 2nd Street, Suite 202, Jersey City, NJ 07302
28 Valley Road, Suite 1, Montclair, NJ 07042
75 Livingston Ave, Suite 101, Roseland, NJ 07068
90 Washington Valley Rd, Bedminster, NJ 07921
415 Route 10 East, Randolph, NJ 07869
173 Livingston Ave, Suite 202, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
450 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
70 Grand Ave, River Edge, NJ 07661
60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
157 Broad Street, Suite 201, Red Bank, NJ 07701
111 Wood Ave, Suite 501, Iselin, NJ 08830
2515 County Road 516, Old Bridge, NJ 08857
60 Washington Street, Suite 200, Morristown, NJ 07960
180 Kings Hwy, Middletown, NJ 07748
2001 Route 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
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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