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239 New Rd, Suite B312, Parsippany, NJ 07054
277 N Broad, Box 0015, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
405 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105
Two Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753
334 Milltown Rd, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
331 Newman Springs Road, Building 3, Suite #310, Red Bank, NJ 07701-5692
75 Main St, Suite 1, Manasquan, NJ 08736
68 North Bridge Street, Somerville, NJ 08876
220 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932
30 Montgomery Street, Suite 990, Jersey City, NJ 07302
66 NJ-17, Suite 200, Paramus, NJ 07652
125 Half Mile Rd, Suite 100, Red Bank, NJ 07701
783 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901
1715 State Rt 35, Suite 301, Middletown, NJ 07748
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887 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 3, River Edge, NJ 07661
721 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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430 Mountain Ave, Suite 103, New Providence, NJ 07974
123 US Highway 46, Suite 1B, Netcong, NJ 07857
39 Hudson, Suite 405, Hackensack, NJ 07601
234 Main, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
246 Union Boulevard, Totowa, NJ 07512
111 Grove, PO Box 273, Lodi, NJ 07644
1379 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
955 NJ-34, Suite 200, 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