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331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
25 Sycamore Ave, Suite 103, Little Silver, NJ 07739
14 Village Park Rd, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
Waterview Plaza, 2001 US Hwy 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
746 Highway 34, Suite 8, Matawan, NJ 07747
16 Furler Street, 2nd Floor, Totowa, NJ 07512
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
121 Washington St, 2nd Floor, Toms River, NJ 08753
1130 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07013
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
24 Kirkpatrick Street, 2nd Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
301 Route 17 North, Suite 800, Rutherford, NJ 07070
155 Polifly Road, Suite 201, Hackensack, NJ 07601
8 Wood Hollow Road, Plaza 3, Parsippany, NJ 07054
201 Mongomery Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 263, Jersey City, NJ 07302
1076 Highway 18, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
60 Washington St, Suite 107, Morristown, NJ 07960
5 Elm Row, Suite 104, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
150 Bay St, Suite 338, Jersey City, NJ 07302
40 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
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244 Fernwood Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837
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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