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388 Pompton Ave., Suite 8, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
585 US-46, Fairfield, NJ 07004
625 Broad St, Suite 240, Newark, NJ 07102
25 Sycamore Ave, Suite 103, Little Silver, NJ 07739
485 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ 07512
200 Sheffield St, Suite 212, Mountainside, NJ 07092
75 Livingston Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068
86 Washington Ave, Milltown, NJ 08850
20 Commerce Drive, Suite 150, Cranford, NJ 07016
24 Commerce St, 12th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
80 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
125 Half Mile Rd, Suite 100, Red Bank, NJ 07701
68 North Bridge Street, Somerville, NJ 08876
301 Route 17 North, Suite 800, Rutherford, NJ 07070
783 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901
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887 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 3, River Edge, NJ 07661
313 State, Box 1336, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
725 Carol Avenue, PO Box 490, Oakhurst, NJ 07755
One Lowenstein Drive, Roseland, NJ 07068
331 Newman Springs Road, Building 3, Suite #310, Red Bank, NJ 07701-5692
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89 Headquarters Plaza North, Morristown, NJ 07960
7 Giralda Farms, Suite 250, Madison, NJ 07940
25 Village Court Highway, Suite 35, Hazlet, NJ 07730
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