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313 State, Box 1336, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
28 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
1415 Queen Anne Road, Suite 206, Teaneck, NJ 07666
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
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200 Sheffield St, Suite 212, Mountainside, NJ 07092
75 Livingston Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068
25 Sycamore Ave, Suite 103, Little Silver, NJ 07739
331 Newman Springs Rd., Bldg 1, Ste 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
438 County Rd 513, Suite 2B, Califon, NJ 07830
80 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
4400 US-9, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
7 Giralda Farms, Suite 250, Madison, NJ 07940
400 North Bridge Street, Suite 5, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
60 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ 07004
30 Montgomery Street, Suite 990, Jersey City, NJ 07302
89 Headquarters Plaza North, Morristown, NJ 07960
334 Milltown Rd, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
68 North Bridge Street, Somerville, NJ 08876
25 Village Court Highway, Suite 35, Hazlet, NJ 07730
14 Moebus Place, Clinton, NJ 08809
220 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932
150 Clove Rd, 9th Floor, Little Falls, NJ 07424
8 Hickory Drive, PO Box 401, Caldwell, NJ 07006
90 Woodbridge Center Drive, Suite 900, Box 10, Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095-0958
301 Route 17 North, Suite 800, Rutherford, NJ 07070
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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