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103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
505 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
788 Shrewsbury Ave, Suite 2209, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
54 Grove St, Box 857, Somerville, NJ 08876
1415 Queen Anne Road, Suite 206, Teaneck, NJ 07666
28 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
1 Old Bilby Rd, Hackettstown, NJ 07840
100 E Hanover Ave, Suite 402, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
331 Newman Springs Road, #225, Red Bank, NJ 07701
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3600 NJ Route 66, Suite 150, Neptune, NJ 07753
313 State, Box 1336, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
196 Riva Avenue, Milltown, NJ 08850
60 Washington St, Suite 200, Morristown, NJ 07960
750 Broad St, Suite 202, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
25 Monument St, Freehold, NJ 07728
625 Broad St, Suite 240, Newark, NJ 07102
411 Hackensack Avenue, 3rd Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
331 Newman Springs Rd., Bldg 1, Ste 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
17 Pica Place, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
400 North Main Street, Building 1, Suite #4, Manahawkin, NJ 08050
1500 Allaire Avenue, Suite 104, Ocean, NJ 07712
80 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
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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