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2006 NJ-71, Suite 2, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
117 West Mount Pleasant Ave., Livingston, NJ 07039
177 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
570 Broad Street, Suite 1201, Newark, NJ 07102
4 Auer Ct, Suite E & F, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
135 Prospect St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
1012 Broad Street, Second FL, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
1 State Highway 12, Suite 201, Flemington, NJ 08822
1 Elm Street, Suite 2, Westfield, NJ 07090
498 Route 35 N, Box 1227, Normandy Beach, NJ 08739
73 Church Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
322 NJ-35, Suite 300, Red Bank, NJ 07701
75 Livingston Ave, Suite 101, Roseland, NJ 07068
1500 Allaire Avenue, Suite 104, Ocean, NJ 07712
70 Grand Ave, Suite 200, River Edge, NJ 07661
17 Pica Place, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
180 Mount Airy Rd, Suite 200, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
98 East Water Street, Toms River, NJ 08753
1 University Plaza, Suite 212, Hackensack, NJ 07601
215 Lanza Avenue, Garfield, NJ 07026
400 Connell Drive, Suite 1100, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
320 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666
603 Mattison Ave, Suite 320, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
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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