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53 Paterson Street, Suite 1, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
555 U.S. Highway 1 South, Suite 440, Woodbridge Township, NJ 08830
8 Broad Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
24 Commerce St, Suite 1726, Newark, NJ 07102
432 Ridge Road, North Arlington, NJ 07031
2 North Dean St, Suite 200, Englewood, NJ 07631
60 Washington Street, Suite 302, Morristown, NJ 07960
47 Park Street, Montclair, NJ 07042
790 Bloomfield Ave., Building A, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07012
901 West Park Avenue, Ocean, NJ 07712
100 Southgate Pkwy, Suite 150, Morristown, NJ 07960
176 U.S. 9 #303, Englishtown, NJ 07726
178 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
155 North Dean Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
136 Central Avenue, Clark, NJ 07066
7-G Auer Court, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
361 NJ-31, Suite 801, Flemington, NJ 08822
383 West Blackwell, PO Box 1004, Dover, NJ 07802
67 E. Park Place, Suite 1000, Morristown, NJ 07960
23 Emmons St, Suite 203, Long Branch, NJ 07740
502 U.S. 22, Lebanon, NJ 08833
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 420, Warren, NJ 07059
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Suite 4202, Holmdel, NJ 07733
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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