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25 Sycamore Ave, Suite 103, Little Silver, NJ 07739
200 Sheffield St, Suite 212, Mountainside, NJ 07092
75 Livingston Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068
Two Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753
44 Washington Street, Suite 101, Toms River, NJ 08753
150 Bay St, Suite 338, Jersey City, NJ 07302
239 New Rd, Suite B312, Parsippany, NJ 07054
75 Main St, Suite 1, Manasquan, NJ 08736
100 Bayard Street, PO Box 1030, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
53 Paterson Street, Suite 1, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
560 Main Street, Second Floor, Chatham, NJ 07928
3 University Plaza Drive, Suite 407, Hackensack, NJ 07601
80 Main St, Suite 455, West Orange, NJ 07052
50 Park Place, Suite 1400, Newark, NJ 07102
438 County Rd 513, Suite 2B, Califon, NJ 07830
1085 Raymond Blvd, One Newark Center, 21st Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 210, Warren, NJ 07059
331 Newman Springs Road, Building 3, Suite #310, Red Bank, NJ 07701-5692
651 Old Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 270, Livingston, NJ 07039
1037 Raymond Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
25 Village Court Highway, Suite 35, Hazlet, NJ 07730
89 Headquarters Plaza North, Morristown, NJ 07960
30 Montgomery Street, Suite 990, Jersey City, NJ 07302
One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
220 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932
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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