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405 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105
100 Jefferson Ave, Suite 301, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
45 Park St, Montclair, NJ 07042
2001 Route 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
498 Route 35 N, Box 1227, Normandy Beach, NJ 08739
4 Paragon Way, Suite 400, Freehold, NJ 07728
One Riverfront Plaza, Suite 730, Newark, NJ 07102
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317 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
500 Campus Drive, Suite 400, Florham Park, NJ 07932
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411 Hackensack Avenue, 10th Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, First Floor West, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2713
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
379 Thronall Street, 8th Floor, PO Box 2940, Edison, NJ 08818
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
19 N. County Line Rd., Suite 14, Jackson, NJ 08527
Waterview Plaza, 2001 US Hwy 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
648 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
66 NJ-17, Suite 200, Paramus, NJ 07652
50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
5 Marine View Plaza, Hoboken, NJ 07030
55 North Gaston Avenue, PO Box 458, Somerville, NJ 08876
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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