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27 Warren Street, Suite 302, Hackensack, NJ 07601
25 Monument St, Freehold, NJ 07728
551 Summit Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
149 Washington St., 1st Floor, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
560 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928
365 Rifle Camp Road, Little Falls, NJ 07424
1 University Plaza, Suite 212, Hackensack, NJ 07601
400 North Main Street, Building 1, Suite #4, Manahawkin, NJ 08050
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1720 Rt. 34, Suite 10, Wall Township, NJ 07727
67 Park Place East, Suite 800, Morristown, NJ 07960
325 Columbia Turnpike, Suite 301, Florham Park, NJ 07932
2 University Plaza, Suite 312, Hackensack, NJ 07601
80 Main Street, Suite 260, West Orange, NJ 07052
21 Main St, Court Plaza South, Suite 305, Hackensack, NJ 07601
98 East Water Street, Toms River, NJ 08753
300 Lighting Way, Suite 200, Secaucus, NJ 07094
1 Meadowlands Plaza, Suite 200, East Rutherford, NJ 07073
3 W Railroad Ave, Tenafly, NJ 07670
615 Kearny Ave, Kearny, NJ 07032-2805
425 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
268 Norwood Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
592 Ridge Road, Suite 2, North Arlington, Nj 07031
201 Mongomery Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 263, Jersey City, NJ 07302
67 Main Ave, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756
243 Broadway #9188, SMB 38214, Newark, NJ 07104
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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