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4 Auer Ct, Suite E & F, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
350 Main St, West Orange, NJ 07052
27 Warren Street, Suite 302, Hackensack, NJ 07601
331 Newman Springs Road, Suite 106, Red Bank, NJ 07701
60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
44 Washington Street, Suite 101, Toms River, NJ 08753
150 Bay St, Suite 338, Jersey City, NJ 07302
57 Paterson St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
100 E Hanover Ave, Suite 402, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
177 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
570 Broad Street, Suite 1201, Newark, NJ 07102
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196 Riva Avenue, Milltown, NJ 08850
50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
70 Grand Ave, River Edge, NJ 07661
331 Newman Springs Road, #225, Red Bank, NJ 07701
1 Tower Center Blvd, Suite 1510, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
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3600 NJ Route 66, Suite 150, Neptune, NJ 07753
1012 Broad Street, Second FL, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
214 Washington, PO Box 1117, Toms River, NJ 08754
314 48th Street, Union City, NJ 07087
1 State Highway 12, Suite 201, Flemington, NJ 08822
750 Broad St, Suite 202, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
313 State, Box 1336, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
48 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
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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