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361 NJ-31, Suite 801, Flemington, NJ 08822
235 Main St, Suite 101, Hackensack, NJ 07601
101 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
Route 202, PO Box 187, Montville, NJ 07045
175 Fairfield Avenue, PO Box 505, West Caldwell, NJ 07007
50 Nelson St., Dover, NJ 07801
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110a Meadowlands Pkwy, Suite 101, Secaucus, NJ 07094
171 Main Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
6 Dumont Place, Morristown, NJ 07960
30 Two Bridges Road, Suite 260, Fairfield, NJ 07004
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
66 NJ-17, Suite 200, Paramus, NJ 07652
1299 Route 22 East, Mountainside, NJ 07092
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Two Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753
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105 Eisenhower Pkwy, Roseland, NJ 07068
69 Grove Street, Somerville, NJ 08876-2438
989 Sanford Ave, Irvington, NJ 07111
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344 Grove Street, Suite 500, Jersey City, NJ 07302
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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