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15 Commerce Blvd., Succasunna, NJ 07876
80 Court Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
703 Richmond Ave, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742
277 North Broad St, PO Box 234, Elizabeth, NJ 07030
157 Engle St, Englewood, NJ 07631
1593 Route 88 West, Brick, NJ 08724
100 Jefferson Ave, Suite 301, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
Court Plaza South, East Wing, 21 Main Street, Suite 304, Hackensack, NJ 07601
17A Joyce Kilmer Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
901 West Park Avenue, Ocean, NJ 07712
75 Livingston Ave, Suite 101, Roseland, NJ 07068
5 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822
8 Broad Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
176 U.S. 9 #303, Englishtown, NJ 07726
100 27th Street, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
178 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
7-G Auer Court, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
5 Elm Row, Suite 104, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
361 NJ-31, Suite 801, Flemington, NJ 08822
23 Emmons St, Suite 203, Long Branch, NJ 07740
440-65th Street, West New York, NJ 07093
47 Park Street, Montclair, NJ 07042
502 U.S. 22, Lebanon, NJ 08833
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
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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