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Two Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753
783 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901
86 Washington Ave, Milltown, NJ 08850
24 Commerce St, 12th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
25 Village Court Highway, Suite 35, Hazlet, NJ 07730
7 Giralda Farms, Suite 250, Madison, NJ 07940
334 Milltown Rd, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
331 Newman Springs Road, Building 3, Suite #310, Red Bank, NJ 07701-5692
60 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ 07004
89 Headquarters Plaza North, Morristown, NJ 07960
68 North Bridge Street, Somerville, NJ 08876
30 Montgomery Street, Suite 990, Jersey City, NJ 07302
220 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932
53 Paterson Street, Suite 1, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
560 Main Street, Second Floor, Chatham, NJ 07928
100 Bayard Street, PO Box 1030, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
80 Main St, Suite 455, West Orange, NJ 07052
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887 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 3, River Edge, NJ 07661
3 University Plaza Drive, Suite 407, Hackensack, NJ 07601
100 27th Street, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
50 Park Place, Suite 1400, Newark, NJ 07102
111 Grove, PO Box 273, Lodi, NJ 07644
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1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
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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