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498 Route 35 N, Box 1227, Normandy Beach, NJ 08739
42 Van Doren Ave, Somerset, NJ 08873
172 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
5 Marine View Plaza, Hoboken, NJ 07030
120 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 325, East Hanover, NJ 07936
180 Park Ave, Suite 106, Florham Park, NJ 07932
123 North Union Ave., Suite 304, Cranford, NJ 07016
66 South Main Street, Toms River, NJ 08757
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
603 Mattison Ave, Suite 320, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
67 Park Place East, Suite 800, Morristown, NJ 07960
19 N. County Line Rd., Suite 14, Jackson, NJ 08527
550 Broad Street, Suite 608, Newark, NJ 07102
21 Throckmorton Avenue, Eatontown, NJ 07724
79 Main Street, Suite One, Hackensack, NJ 07601
50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
80 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052
90 Washington Valley Rd, Bedminster, NJ 07921
7 Glenwood Ave., Suite 408, East Orange, NJ 07017
400 Connell Drive, Suite 1100, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
73 Church Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
157 Broad Street, Suite 201, Red Bank, NJ 07701
55 North Gaston Avenue, PO Box 458, Somerville, NJ 08876
215 Lanza Avenue, Garfield, NJ 07026
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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