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365 W. Passaic Street, Suite 130, Rochelle Park, NJ 07662
28 Valley Road, Suite 1, Montclair, NJ 07042
Two Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753
485 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ 07512
247 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
239 New Rd, Suite B312, Parsippany, NJ 07054
97 Lackawanna Avenue, Totowa, NJ 07512
555 U.S. Highway 1 South, Suite 440, Woodbridge Township, NJ 08830
415 Route 10 East, Randolph, NJ 07869
1715 State Rt 35, Suite 301, Middletown, NJ 07748
246 Union Boulevard, Totowa, NJ 07512
721 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
39 Hudson, Suite 405, Hackensack, NJ 07601
123 US Highway 46, Suite 1B, Netcong, NJ 07857
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235 Broubalow Way, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
21 Main St Ct Plaza S, West Wing, Suite 151, Hackensack, NJ 07601
243 Broadway #9188, SMB 38214, Newark, NJ 07104
172 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
36 Fairview Terrace, PO Box 95, Paramus, NJ 07652
66 South Main Street, Toms River, NJ 08757
25 Main Court Plaza North, Hackensack, NJ 07601
234 Main, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
30 Two Bridges Road, Suite 260, Fairfield, NJ 07004
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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