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262 East Main, Rockaway, NJ 07866
5 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822
155 North Dean Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
176 U.S. 9 #303, Englishtown, NJ 07726
100 27th Street, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
178 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
5158 Route 9 S, Howell, NJ 07731
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
67 Main Ave, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756
1 Meadowlands Plaza, Suite 200, East Rutherford, NJ 07073
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1593 Route 88 West, Brick, NJ 08724
440-65th Street, West New York, NJ 07093
615 Kearny Ave, Kearny, NJ 07032-2805
Court Plaza South, East Wing, 21 Main Street, Suite 304, Hackensack, NJ 07601
3 W Railroad Ave, Tenafly, NJ 07670
23 Emmons St, Suite 203, Long Branch, NJ 07740
502 U.S. 22, Lebanon, NJ 08833
8 Broad Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
47 Park Street, Montclair, NJ 07042
2 University Plaza, Suite 312, Hackensack, NJ 07601
25 Sycamore Ave, Suite 103, Little Silver, NJ 07739
75 Main St, Suite 1, Manasquan, NJ 08736
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200 Sheffield St, Suite 212, Mountainside, NJ 07092
75 Livingston Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068
Two Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753
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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