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121 Washington St, 2nd Floor, Toms River, NJ 08753
5 Sylvan Way, PO Box 218, Parsippany, NJ 07054
50 Tice Boulevard, Suite 380, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
150 Clove Rd, 9th Floor, Little Falls, NJ 07424
5 Cold Hill Road, Suite 24, Mendham, NJ 07945
100 Southgate Pkwy, Suite 150, Morristown, NJ 07960
216 Erneston Road, Parlin, NJ 08859
405 Centre St, Nutley, NJ 07110
58-60 Main Street, Third Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
115 West Century Road, Suite 100, Paramus, NJ 07652
61 Green Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
7 Giralda Farms, Suite 250, Madison, NJ 07940
25 Village Court Highway, Suite 35, Hazlet, NJ 07730
33-41 Newark St., Suite 4A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
518 Stuyvesant Avenue, Suite 300, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
30 Montgomery Street, Suite 990, Jersey City, NJ 07302
80 Broadway, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
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One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
334 Milltown Rd, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
85 Main Street, Suite 305, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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40 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
24 Kirkpatrick Street, 2nd Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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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