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136 Central Avenue, Clark, NJ 07066
6 South St, Suite 202, Morristown, NJ 07960
167 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
50 Harrison Street, Suite 204A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
346 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631
24 Kirkpatrick Street, 2nd Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Route 202, PO Box 187, Montville, NJ 07045
2317 Highway 34, Ste 2C, Manasquan, NJ 08736
175 Fairfield Avenue, PO Box 505, West Caldwell, NJ 07007
438 County Rd 513, Suite 2B, Califon, NJ 07830
101 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
50 Nelson St., Dover, NJ 07801
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
1 Elm Street, Suite 2, Westfield, NJ 07090
4 Auer Ct, Suite E & F, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Waterview Plaza, 2001 US Hwy 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
374 Millburn Ave, Suite 202E, Millburn, NJ 07041
26 Journal Square, Suite 1201, Jersey City, NJ 07306
70 Grand Ave, Suite 200, River Edge, NJ 07661
50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
1299 Route 22 East, Mountainside, NJ 07092
400 Connell Drive, Suite 1100, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
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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