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1037 Raymond Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
989 Sanford Ave, Irvington, NJ 07111
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
179 Fern Road, Floor 1, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, First Floor West, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2713
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
518 Stuyvesant Avenue, Suite 300, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 210, Warren, NJ 07059
1715 State Rt 35, Suite 301, Middletown, NJ 07748
254 State Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
317 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
36 Monmouth St, Unit 2, Red Bank, NJ 07701
173 Livingston Ave, Suite 202, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
24 Kirkpatrick Street, 2nd Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 200, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
415 Route 10 East, Randolph, NJ 07869
372 Route 22 West, Suite 1B, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889
90 Washington Valley Rd, Bedminster, NJ 07921
120 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 325, East Hanover, NJ 07936
215 Lanza Avenue, Garfield, NJ 07026
180 Kings Hwy, Middletown, NJ 07748
603 Mattison Ave, Suite 320, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
5 Elm Row, Suite 104, 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