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155 Polifly Road, Suite 201, Hackensack, NJ 07601
303 George Street, PO Box 78, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0011
276 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
1827 East 2nd Street, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
1379 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
8 Wood Hollow Road, Plaza 3, Parsippany, NJ 07054
864 Broadway, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
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3125 Route 10E, Suite 2C, Denville, NJ 07834
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14 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ 07079
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576 Main St, Chatham, NJ 07928
85 Main Street, Suite 305, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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400 North Main Street, Building 1, Suite #4, Manahawkin, NJ 08050
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2006 NJ-71, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
3121 Atlantic Avenue, Floor 1, Allenwood, NJ 08720
1000 US-9, Suite 303, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
1 Main St, Suite 305, Eatontown, NJ 07724
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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