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331 Newman Springs Road, #225, Red Bank, NJ 07701
100 E Hanover Ave, Suite 402, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
196 Riva Avenue, Milltown, NJ 08850
107 East Mount Pleasant Ave, Livingston, NJ 07039
60 Washington St, Suite 200, Morristown, NJ 07960
66 NJ-17, Suite 200, Paramus, NJ 07652
75 Main St, Suite 1, Manasquan, NJ 08736
625 Broad St, Suite 240, Newark, NJ 07102
1 Tower Center Blvd, Suite 1510, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
379 Thronall Street, 8th Floor, PO Box 2940, Edison, NJ 08818
25 Sycamore Ave, Suite 103, Little Silver, NJ 07739
200 Sheffield St, Suite 212, Mountainside, NJ 07092
75 Livingston Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068
100 Jefferson Ave, Suite 301, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
45 Park St, Montclair, NJ 07042
155 North Dean Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
242 10th Street, Suite 103, Jersey City, NJ 07302
100 27th Street, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
322 NJ-35, Suite 300, Red Bank, NJ 07701
320 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666
135 Prospect St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
1720 Rt. 34, Suite 10, Wall Township, NJ 07727
350 Main St, West Orange, NJ 07052
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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