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592 Ridge Road, Suite 2, North Arlington, Nj 07031
180 Kings Hwy, Middletown, NJ 07748
54 Hudson St, Suite 203, Freehold, NJ 07728
Route 202, PO Box 187, Montville, NJ 07045
101 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
50 Nelson St., Dover, NJ 07801
603 Mattison Ave, Suite 320, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
175 Fairfield Avenue, PO Box 505, West Caldwell, NJ 07007
2317 Highway 34, Ste 2C, Manasquan, NJ 08736
3 2nd Street, Suite 202, Jersey City, NJ 07302
80 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052
14 Village Park Rd, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
30 Two Bridges Road, Suite 260, Fairfield, NJ 07004
6 Dumont Place, Morristown, NJ 07960
746 Highway 34, Suite 8, Matawan, NJ 07747
One Gateway Cente, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
16 Furler Street, 2nd Floor, Totowa, NJ 07512
1130 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07013
2 North Dean St, Suite 200, Englewood, NJ 07631
94 Wanaque Ave, #135, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
25 Prospect Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
5 Sylvan Way, Suite 110, Parsippany, NJ 07054
790 Bloomfield Ave., Building A, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07012
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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