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60 Park Place, 18th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
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21 Main St, Ste 250, Hackensack, NJ 07601
54 Hudson St, Suite 203, Freehold, NJ 07728
60 Park Place, Newark, NJ 07102
157 Washington Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
130 Maple Avenue, PO Box 8610, Red Bank, NJ 07701
29 Hadley Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753
5158 Route 9 S, Howell, NJ 07731
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1593 Route 88 West, Brick, NJ 08724
Court Plaza South, East Wing, 21 Main Street, Suite 304, Hackensack, NJ 07601
17A Joyce Kilmer Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
216 Erneston Road, Parlin, NJ 08859
2424 Morris Avenue, Suite 202, Union, NJ 07083
5 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822
60 Washington St, Suite 200, Morristown, NJ 07960
8 Broad Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
901 West Park Avenue, Ocean, NJ 07712
2 University Plaza Dr, Suite 55, Hackensack, NJ 07601
61 Green Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
340 Mt. Kemble Ave, Suite 300, Morristown, NJ 07960
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299 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
176 U.S. 9 #303, Englishtown, NJ 07726
5 Cold Hill Road, Suite 24, Mendham, NJ 07945
576 Main St, Chatham, NJ 07928
178 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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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