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5158 Route 9 S, Howell, NJ 07731
47 Maple St, Atrium Third Floor, Summit, NJ 07901
400 North Bridge Street, Suite 5, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
783 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901
334 Milltown Rd, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
17A Joyce Kilmer Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
1593 Route 88 West, Brick, NJ 08724
65 Madison Avenue, Suite 400, Morristown, NJ 07960
90 Woodbridge Center Drive, Suite 900, Box 10, Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095-0958
7 Ridgedale Avenue, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
One Lowenstein Drive, Roseland, NJ 07068
1044 Lacey Rd, Suite 8, Forked River, NJ 08731
244 Fernwood Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837
725 Carol Avenue, PO Box 490, Oakhurst, NJ 07755
61 South Paramus Road, Suite 250, Paramus, NJ 07652
5 Sylvan Way, PO Box 218, Parsippany, NJ 07054
201 Littleton Road, PO Box 513, Morris Plains, NJ 07950
150 Passaic Avenue, Passaic, NJ 07055
1 Legal Lane at 53 Spring Street, Newton, NJ 07860
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15 Warren Street, PH West, Hackensack, NJ 07601
570 Broad Street, Suite 1201, Newark, NJ 07102
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365 Rifle Camp Rd, Woodland Park, NJ 07424
40 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
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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