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241 Main Street, Suite 101, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
5 Cold Hill Road, Suite 24, Mendham, NJ 07945
216 Erneston Road, Parlin, NJ 08859
169 Union Boulevard, Suite 2C, Totowa, NJ 07512
331 Newman Springs Road, Bldg. 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701
585 US-46, Fairfield, NJ 07004
2 University Plaza, Suite 312, Hackensack, NJ 07601
Waterview Plaza, 2001 US Hwy 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
24 Bergen St, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1075 Easton Avenue, Tower 2, Suite 2, Somerset, NJ 08873
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186 South Wood Ave, Suite 300, Iselin, NJ 08830
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
80 Broadway, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
40 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
65 Madison Avenue, Suite 400, Morristown, NJ 07960
7 Ridgedale Avenue, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
244 Fernwood Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837
61 South Paramus Road, Suite 250, Paramus, NJ 07652
26 Journal Square, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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300 Lighting Way, Suite 200, Secaucus, NJ 07094
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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