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70 S Orange Avenue, Suite 150, Livingston, NJ 07039-4914
28 Valley Road, Suite 1, Montclair, NJ 07042
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2053 Woodbridge Ave, Edison, NJ 08817
80 Court St, Freehold, NJ 07728
320 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666
500 Campus Drive, Suite 400, Florham Park, NJ 07932
411 Hackensack Avenue, 10th Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1719 Route 10 East, South Lobby, Suite 114, Parsippany, NJ 07054
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
234 Main, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
9 Park Avenue, 1st Floor, Caldwell, NJ 07006
27 Madison Avenue, Suite 50, Paramus, NJ 07652
180 Park Ave, Suite 106, Florham Park, NJ 07932
25 E Salem St, Ste 400, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1379 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
43 Broad Street, PO Box 230, Washington, NJ 07882
14 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ 07079
24 Upper Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042
27 Warren Street, Suite 302, Hackensack, NJ 07601
32 Mercer, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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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