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243 Broadway #9188, SMB 38214, Newark, NJ 07104
234 Main, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
111 Grove, PO Box 273, Lodi, NJ 07644
117 West Mount Pleasant Ave., Livingston, NJ 07039
705A Amboy Ave, 2nd Floor, Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095
100 S. Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
12 Oakland Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
200 Broadacres Dr Suite #325,, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
200 Passaic St, 3rd Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1 Elm Street, Suite 2, Westfield, NJ 07090
609 Main St, Toms River, NJ 08754
4 Auer Ct, Suite E & F, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
25 Monument Street, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
85 Main Street, Suite 305, Hackensack, NJ 07601
36 Monmouth St, Unit 2, Red Bank, NJ 07701
576 Main St, Chatham, NJ 07928
331 Central Ave, Orange, NJ 07050
1435 Morris Ave, Suite 2M, Union, NJ 07083
1012 Broad Street, Second FL, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
1555 Main Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
58-60 Main Street, Third Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1 State Highway 12, Suite 201, Flemington, NJ 08822
2001 Route 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
1 Main St, Suite 305, Eatontown, NJ 07724
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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