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180 Park Ave, Suite 106, Florham Park, NJ 07932
44 Washington Street, Suite 101, Toms River, NJ 08753
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1111 Route 22 East, Mountainside, NJ 07092
24 Bergen St, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601
60 Park Place, Suite 1101, Newark, NJ 07102
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485 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ 07512
20 Commerce Drive, Suite 150, Cranford, NJ 07016
249 Brick Boulevard, Brick, NJ 08723
70 Grand Ave, Suite 200, River Edge, NJ 07661
24 Commerce St, 12th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
86 Washington Ave, Milltown, NJ 08850
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887 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 3, River Edge, NJ 07661
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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