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23 Emmons St, Suite 203, Long Branch, NJ 07740
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361 NJ-31, Suite 801, Flemington, NJ 08822
175 Fairfield Avenue, PO Box 505, West Caldwell, NJ 07007
50 Nelson St., Dover, NJ 07801
171 Main Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
21 Main St, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601-7054
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
255 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
Waterview Plaza, 2001 US Hwy 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
466 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
94 Wanaque Ave, #135, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
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518 Stuyvesant Avenue, Suite 300, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
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69 Grove Street, Somerville, NJ 08876-2438
374 Millburn Ave, Suite 202E, Millburn, NJ 07041
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
121 Washington St, 2nd Floor, Toms River, NJ 08753
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262 East Main, Rockaway, NJ 07866
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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