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244 Fernwood Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837
725 Carol Avenue, PO Box 490, Oakhurst, NJ 07755
7 Ridgedale Avenue, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
830 Morris Turnpike, Suite 304, Short Hills, NJ 07078
254 State Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
89 Headquarters Plaza North, Morristown, NJ 07960
7 Giralda Farms, Suite 250, Madison, NJ 07940
60 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ 07004
14 Moebus Place, Clinton, NJ 08809
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 200, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
871 Allwood Road, Suite 2A, Clifton, NJ 07012
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
328-F Sparta Avenue, Sparta, NJ 07871
1771 Front Street, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
225 Broad Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
648 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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313 State, Box 1336, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
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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