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20 Commerce Drive, Suite 150, Cranford, NJ 07016
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320 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666
86 Washington Ave, Milltown, NJ 08850
340 North Avenue East, Cranford, NJ 07016
322 NJ-35, Suite 300, Red Bank, NJ 07701
79 Main St, Hackensack, NJ 07601
2204 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
40 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
400 North Bridge Street, Suite 5, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
150 Passaic Avenue, Passaic, NJ 07055
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60 Washington St, Suite 107, Morristown, NJ 07960
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14 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ 07079
301 Route 17 North, Suite 800, Rutherford, NJ 07070
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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