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120 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 325, East Hanover, NJ 07936
45 Court St, Suite 201, Freehold, NJ 07728
123 North Union Ave., Suite 304, Cranford, NJ 07016
331 Central Ave, Orange, NJ 07050
1000 US-9, Suite 303, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
1555 Main Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
1435 Morris Ave, Suite 2M, Union, NJ 07083
603 Mattison Ave, Suite 320, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
5 Marine View Plaza, Hoboken, NJ 07030
80 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052
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3121 Atlantic Avenue, Floor 1, Allenwood, NJ 08720
19 N. County Line Rd., Suite 14, Jackson, NJ 08527
One Gateway Cente, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
16 Furler Street, 2nd Floor, Totowa, NJ 07512
746 Highway 34, Suite 8, Matawan, NJ 07747
1130 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07013
94 Wanaque Ave, #135, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
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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