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277 N Broad, Box 0015, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
2515 County Road 516, Old Bridge, NJ 08857
55 North Gaston Avenue, PO Box 458, Somerville, NJ 08876
750 Broad Street, Suite 3, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
35 Court St, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
5 Marine View Plaza, Hoboken, NJ 07030
550 Broad Street, Suite 608, Newark, NJ 07102
21 Throckmorton Avenue, Eatontown, NJ 07724
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107 East Mount Pleasant Ave, Livingston, NJ 07039
498 Route 35 N, Box 1227, Normandy Beach, NJ 08739
50 Harrison Street, Suite 204A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
6 South St, Suite 202, Morristown, NJ 07960
3 W Railroad Ave, Tenafly, NJ 07670
1 Meadowlands Plaza, Suite 200, East Rutherford, NJ 07073
615 Kearny Ave, Kearny, NJ 07032-2805
372 Route 22 West, Suite 1B, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889
73 Church Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
67 Main Ave, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756
25 Monument Street, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
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592 Ridge Road, Suite 2, North Arlington, Nj 07031
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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