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502 U.S. 22, Lebanon, NJ 08833
50 Nelson St., Dover, NJ 07801
243 Broadway #9188, SMB 38214, Newark, NJ 07104
186 N Ave E, Cranford, NJ 07016
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Suite 4202, Holmdel, NJ 07733
100 S. Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
383 West Blackwell, PO Box 1004, Dover, NJ 07802
255 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
466 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
1054 Clifton Ave, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07013
354 State Street, Suite 202, Hackensack, NJ 07601
177 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
989 Sanford Ave, Irvington, NJ 07111
179 Fern Road, Floor 1, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
344 Grove Street, Suite 500, Jersey City, NJ 07302
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
518 Stuyvesant Avenue, Suite 300, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
70 Grand Ave, Suite 200, River Edge, NJ 07661
69 Grove Street, Somerville, NJ 08876-2438
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
105 Eisenhower Pkwy, Roseland, NJ 07068
121 Washington St, 2nd Floor, Toms River, NJ 08753
374 Millburn Ave, Suite 202E, Millburn, NJ 07041
262 East Main, Rockaway, NJ 07866
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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