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430 Mountain Ave, Suite 103, New Providence, NJ 07974
246 Union Boulevard, Totowa, NJ 07512
5 Sylvan Way, Suite 110, Parsippany, NJ 07054
234 Main, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
750 Broad St, Suite 202, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
111 Grove, PO Box 273, Lodi, NJ 07644
518 Stuyvesant Avenue, Suite 300, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
830 Morris Turnpike, Suite 304, Short Hills, NJ 07078
24 Kirkpatrick Street, 2nd Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
322 NJ-35, Suite 300, Red Bank, NJ 07701
173 Livingston Ave, Suite 202, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
180 Mount Airy Rd, Suite 200, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
17 Pica Place, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
Route 202, PO Box 187, Montville, NJ 07045
1500 Allaire Avenue, Suite 104, Ocean, NJ 07712
2317 Highway 34, Ste 2C, Manasquan, NJ 08736
50 Nelson St., Dover, NJ 07801
175 Fairfield Avenue, PO Box 505, West Caldwell, NJ 07007
101 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
36 Monmouth St, Unit 2, Red Bank, NJ 07701
111-113 Main, Hackensack, NJ 07601
30 Two Bridges Road, Suite 260, Fairfield, NJ 07004
6 Dumont Place, Morristown, NJ 07960
101 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2708
354 Eisenhower Parkway, Plaza I, Suite 2300, Livingston, NJ 07039
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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