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320 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666
98 East Water Street, Toms River, NJ 08753
25 E Salem St, Ste 400, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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27 Madison Avenue, Suite 50, Paramus, NJ 07652
350 Main St, West Orange, NJ 07052
27 Warren Street, Suite 302, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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1720 Rt. 34, Suite 10, Wall Township, NJ 07727
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570 Broad Street, Suite 1201, Newark, NJ 07102
243 Broadway #9188, SMB 38214, Newark, NJ 07104
28 Valley Road, Suite 1, Montclair, NJ 07042
721 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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430 Mountain Ave, Suite 103, New Providence, NJ 07974
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555 U.S. Highway 1 South, Suite 440, Woodbridge Township, NJ 08830
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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