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1037 Raymond Boulevard, Suite 910, Newark, NJ 07102
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277 North Broad St, PO Box 234, Elizabeth, NJ 07030
1012 Broad Street, Second FL, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
60 Washington St, Suite 200, Morristown, NJ 07960
1 State Highway 12, Suite 201, Flemington, NJ 08822
1 Tower Center Blvd, Suite 1510, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
75 Livingston Ave, Suite 101, Roseland, NJ 07068
42 Van Doren Ave, Somerset, NJ 08873
66 South Main Street, Toms River, NJ 08757
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560 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928
1 University Plaza, Suite 212, Hackensack, NJ 07601
172 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
320 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666
242 10th Street, Suite 103, Jersey City, NJ 07302
98 East Water Street, Toms River, NJ 08753
120 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 325, East Hanover, NJ 07936
24 Upper Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042
27 Warren Street, Suite 302, Hackensack, NJ 07601
9 Park Avenue, 1st Floor, Caldwell, NJ 07006
27 Madison Avenue, Suite 50, Paramus, NJ 07652
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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