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105 Eisenhower Pkwy, Roseland, NJ 07068
26 Journal Square, Suite 1201, Jersey City, NJ 07306
180 Kings Hwy, Middletown, NJ 07748
374 Millburn Ave, Suite 202E, Millburn, NJ 07041
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
69 Grove Street, Somerville, NJ 08876-2438
121 Washington St, 2nd Floor, Toms River, NJ 08753
20 Mercer St, Suite 3i, Hackensack, NJ 07601
600 Valley Rd, Ste 205, Wayne, NJ 07470
241 Main Street, Suite 101, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
2 North Dean St, Suite 200, Englewood, NJ 07631
328-F Sparta Avenue, Sparta, NJ 07871
790 Bloomfield Ave., Building A, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07012
36 Monmouth St, Unit 2, Red Bank, NJ 07701
2001 Route 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
45 Court St, Suite 201, Freehold, NJ 07728
440-65th Street, West New York, NJ 07093
1044 Lacey Rd, Suite 8, Forked River, NJ 08731
2 University Plaza, Suite 312, Hackensack, NJ 07601
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
25 Prospect Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
625 Broad St, Suite 240, Newark, NJ 07102
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, Suite 120, Short Hills, NJ 07078
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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