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466 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
1054 Clifton Ave, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07013
Connell Corporate Center III, 400 Connell Drive, Suite 5400, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922-2775
651 Old Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 270, Livingston, NJ 07039
178 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
1085 Raymond Blvd, One Newark Center, 21st Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
Northpoint Professional Building, 176 Route 9, Suite 303, Englishtown, NJ 07726
1037 Raymond Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
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Court Plaza South, East Wing, 21 Main Street, Suite 304, Hackensack, NJ 07601
200 Campus Drive, Suite 300, Florham Park, NJ 07932
5158 Route 9 S, Howell, NJ 07731
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One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
576 Main St, Chatham, NJ 07928
85 Main Street, Suite 305, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1435 Morris Ave, Suite 2M, Union, NJ 07083
169 Union Boulevard, Suite 2C, Totowa, NJ 07512
4400 US-9, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
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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