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101 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
4 Auer Ct, Suite E & F, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
1 Elm Street, Suite 2, Westfield, NJ 07090
179 Fern Road, Floor 1, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
989 Sanford Ave, Irvington, NJ 07111
1 State Highway 12, Suite 201, Flemington, NJ 08822
Waterview Plaza, 2001 US Hwy 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
69 Grove Street, Somerville, NJ 08876-2438
1012 Broad Street, Second FL, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
374 Millburn Ave, Suite 202E, Millburn, NJ 07041
75 Livingston Ave, Suite 101, Roseland, NJ 07068
241 Main Street, Suite 101, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
121 Washington St, 2nd Floor, Toms River, NJ 08753
17 Pica Place, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
1500 Allaire Avenue, Suite 104, Ocean, NJ 07712
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45 Park St, Montclair, NJ 07042
790 Bloomfield Ave., Building A, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07012
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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