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425 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
8 Wood Hollow Road, Plaza 3, Parsippany, NJ 07054
67 Main Ave, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756
475 Bloomfield Ave, Newark, NJ 07107
530 Highway 18, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
3125 Route 10E, Suite 2C, Denville, NJ 07834
243 Broadway #9188, SMB 38214, Newark, NJ 07104
172 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
864 Broadway, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
123 North Union Ave., Suite 304, Cranford, NJ 07016
66 South Main Street, Toms River, NJ 08757
120 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 325, East Hanover, NJ 07936
603 Mattison Ave, Suite 320, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
58-60 Main Street, Third Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
55 North Gaston Avenue, PO Box 458, Somerville, NJ 08876
121 Washington St, 2nd Floor, Toms River, NJ 08753
123 South Ave E, 2nd Floor, Westfield, NJ 07090
241 Main Street, Suite 101, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
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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