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50 Harrison Street, Suite 204A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
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1 Meadowlands Plaza, Suite 200, East Rutherford, NJ 07073
178 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
176 U.S. 9 #303, Englishtown, NJ 07726
615 Kearny Ave, Kearny, NJ 07032-2805
67 Main Ave, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756
5158 Route 9 S, Howell, NJ 07731
7-G Auer Court, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
23 Emmons St, Suite 203, Long Branch, NJ 07740
47 Park Street, Montclair, NJ 07042
361 NJ-31, Suite 801, Flemington, NJ 08822
243 Broadway #9188, SMB 38214, Newark, NJ 07104
502 U.S. 22, Lebanon, NJ 08833
1715 State Rt 35, Suite 301, Middletown, NJ 07748
592 Ridge Road, Suite 2, North Arlington, Nj 07031
425 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
3 2nd Street, Suite 202, Jersey City, NJ 07302
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415 Route 10 East, Randolph, NJ 07869
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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