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27 Madison Avenue, Suite 50, Paramus, NJ 07652
98 East Water Street, Toms River, NJ 08753
340 North Avenue East, Cranford, NJ 07016
268 Norwood Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
27 Warren Street, Suite 302, Hackensack, NJ 07601
25 E Salem St, Ste 400, Hackensack, NJ 07601
24 Upper Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042
201 Mongomery Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 263, Jersey City, NJ 07302
1 Legal Lane at 53 Spring Street, Newton, NJ 07860
9 Park Avenue, 1st Floor, Caldwell, NJ 07006
150 Bay St, Suite 338, Jersey City, NJ 07302
239 New Rd, Suite B312, Parsippany, NJ 07054
44 Washington Street, Suite 101, Toms River, NJ 08753
2150 Headquarters Plaza 3rd Floor, Morristown, NJ 07963
5 Cold Hill Road, Suite 24, Mendham, NJ 07945
216 Erneston Road, Parlin, NJ 08859
30 Montgomery St, Suite 960, Jersey City, NJ 07302
61 Green Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
33-41 Newark St., Suite 4A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
405 Centre St, Nutley, NJ 07110
438 County Rd 513, Suite 2B, Califon, NJ 07830
111 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
1037 Raymond Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
651 Old Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 270, 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