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299 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
313 State, Box 1336, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
85 Main Street, Suite 305, Hackensack, NJ 07601
25 Monument St, Freehold, NJ 07728
400 North Main Street, Building 1, Suite #4, Manahawkin, NJ 08050
331 Newman Springs Rd., Bldg 1, Ste 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
400 North Bridge Street, Suite 5, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
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45 Court St, Suite 201, Freehold, NJ 07728
241 Main Street, Suite 101, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
576 Main St, Chatham, NJ 07928
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1555 Main Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
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740 Broad St, Suite 200, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
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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