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61 South Paramus Road, Suite 250, Paramus, NJ 07652
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201 Mongomery Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 263, Jersey City, NJ 07302
1076 Highway 18, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
150 Bay St, Suite 338, Jersey City, NJ 07302
42a N 20th St, Kenilworth, NJ 07033
44 Washington Street, Suite 101, Toms River, NJ 08753
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
438 County Rd 513, Suite 2B, Califon, NJ 07830
Two Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753
30 Montgomery Street, Suite 990, Jersey City, NJ 07302
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887 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 3, River Edge, NJ 07661
47 Maple St, Atrium Third Floor, Summit, NJ 07901
783 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901
334 Milltown Rd, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
90 Woodbridge Center Drive, Suite 900, Box 10, Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095-0958
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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