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438 County Rd 513, Suite 2B, Califon, NJ 07830
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1085 Raymond Blvd, One Newark Center, 21st Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
135 Prospect St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
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651 Old Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 270, Livingston, NJ 07039
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317 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
500 Campus Drive, Suite 400, Florham Park, NJ 07932
411 Hackensack Avenue, 10th Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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15 Independence Blvd, Suite 210, Warren, NJ 07059
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
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111 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
871 Allwood Road, Suite 2A, Clifton, NJ 07012
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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