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2 University Plaza, Suite 312, Hackensack, NJ 07601
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
625 Broad St, Suite 240, Newark, NJ 07102
502 Amboy Avenue, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
379 Thronall Street, 8th Floor, PO Box 2940, Edison, NJ 08818
35 Court St, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
750 Broad Street, Suite 3, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
277 N Broad, Box 0015, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
405 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105
Waterview Plaza, 2001 US Hwy 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
75 Main St, Suite 1, Manasquan, NJ 08736
25 Sycamore Ave, Suite 103, Little Silver, NJ 07739
200 Sheffield St, Suite 212, Mountainside, NJ 07092
75 Livingston Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068
100 Jefferson Ave, Suite 301, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
45 Park St, Montclair, NJ 07042
331 Newman Springs Road, Building 3, Suite #310, Red Bank, NJ 07701-5692
25 Village Court Highway, Suite 35, Hazlet, NJ 07730
334 Milltown Rd, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
7 Giralda Farms, Suite 250, Madison, NJ 07940
60 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ 07004
125 Half Mile Rd, Suite 100, Red Bank, NJ 07701
155 North Dean Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
89 Headquarters Plaza North, Morristown, NJ 07960
30 Montgomery Street, Suite 990, Jersey City, NJ 07302
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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