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648 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
Harborside 5, 185 Hudson Street, Suite 2510, Jersey City, NJ 07311
1 Main St, Suite 305, Eatontown, NJ 07724
300 Lighting Way, Suite 200, Secaucus, NJ 07094
1435 Morris Ave, Suite 2M, Union, NJ 07083
331 Central Ave, Orange, NJ 07050
1555 Main Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
90 Washington Valley Rd, Bedminster, NJ 07921
30 Montgomery St, Suite 960, Jersey City, NJ 07302
651 Old West Mt. Pleasant Ave, Suite 200, Livingston, NJ 07039
1085 Raymond Blvd, One Newark Center, 21st Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
1086 Teaneck Road, Suite 3A, Teaneck, NJ 07666
33-41 Newark St., Suite 4A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
405 Centre St, Nutley, NJ 07110
25 Village Court Highway, Suite 35, Hazlet, NJ 07730
331 Newman Springs Road, Building 3, Suite #310, Red Bank, NJ 07701-5692
One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
1037 Raymond Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
651 Old Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 270, Livingston, NJ 07039
220 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932
89 Headquarters Plaza North, Morristown, NJ 07960
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334 Milltown Rd, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
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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