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1136 Route 22, Suite 202, Mountainside, NJ 07092
425 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
25 Monument Street, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
374 Millburn Ave, Suite 202E, Millburn, NJ 07041
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
788 Shrewsbury Ave, Suite 2209, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
592 Ridge Road, Suite 2, North Arlington, Nj 07031
28 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
1090 Main St, Suite 502, Paterson, NJ 07503
1299 Route 22 East, Mountainside, NJ 07092
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2 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753
69 Grove Street, Somerville, NJ 08876-2438
26 Journal Square, Suite 1201, Jersey City, NJ 07306
1415 Queen Anne Road, Suite 206, Teaneck, NJ 07666
105 Eisenhower Pkwy, Roseland, NJ 07068
14 Village Park Rd, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
121 Washington St, 2nd Floor, Toms River, NJ 08753
Court Plaza South, East Wing, 21 Main Street, Suite 304, Hackensack, NJ 07601
80 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052
17A Joyce Kilmer Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
5 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
746 Highway 34, Suite 8, Matawan, NJ 07747
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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