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173 Livingston Ave, Suite 202, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 200, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
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450 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
5 Elm Row, Suite 104, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
603 Mattison Ave, Suite 320, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
123 North Union Ave., Suite 304, Cranford, NJ 07016
120 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 325, East Hanover, NJ 07936
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42a N 20th St, Kenilworth, NJ 07033
750 Broad Street, Suite 3, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
2515 County Road 516, Old Bridge, NJ 08857
405 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105
35 Court St, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
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200 Metroplex Drive, Suite 304, Edison, NJ 08817
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277 N Broad, Box 0015, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
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14 Washington Place, 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