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7-G Auer Court, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
383 West Blackwell, PO Box 1004, Dover, NJ 07802
361 NJ-31, Suite 801, Flemington, NJ 08822
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
625 Broad St, Suite 240, Newark, NJ 07102
5 Marine View Plaza, Hoboken, NJ 07030
331 Newman Springs Road, Suite 106, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Waterview Plaza, 2001 US Hwy 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
100 Southgate Pkwy, Suite 150, Morristown, NJ 07960
79 Main Street, Suite One, Hackensack, NJ 07601
518 Stuyvesant Avenue, Suite 300, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
280 NJ-35, Suite 401A, Red Bank, NJ 07701
60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
100 Jefferson Ave, Suite 301, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
45 Park St, Montclair, NJ 07042
157 Broad Street, Suite 201, Red Bank, NJ 07701
400 Connell Drive, Suite 1100, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
155 North Dean Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
173 Livingston Ave, Suite 202, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
33 Washington Street, Suite 1010, Newark, NJ 07102
609 N Franklin Ave, Nutley, NJ 07110
60 Washington Street, Suite 200, Morristown, NJ 07960
425 Summit Ave, 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