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1 Pelican Drive, Suite 6 - Second Floor, Bayville, NJ 08721
505 Main, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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347 Mt. Pleasant Ave #203, West Orange, NJ 07052
494 Broad St, 5th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
614 Main Street, Suite 201, Toms River, NJ 08753
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80 Main Street, Suite 580, West Orange, NJ 07052
8 Hickory Drive, PO Box 401, Caldwell, NJ 07006
505 Goffle Rd, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
400 North Bridge Street, Suite 5, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
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25 Monument St, Freehold, NJ 07728
400 North Main Street, Building 1, Suite #4, Manahawkin, NJ 08050
54 Grove St, Box 857, Somerville, NJ 08876
379 Thronall Street, 8th Floor, PO Box 2940, Edison, NJ 08818
388 Pompton Ave., Suite 8, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
24 Bergen St, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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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