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177 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
1 Elm Street, Suite 2, Westfield, NJ 07090
9 Kansas St, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1012 Broad Street, Second FL, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
4 Auer Ct, Suite E & F, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
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2 North Dean St, Suite 200, Englewood, NJ 07631
85 Main Street, Suite 305, Hackensack, NJ 07601
790 Bloomfield Ave., Building A, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07012
1 State Highway 12, Suite 201, Flemington, NJ 08822
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70 Grand Ave, River Edge, NJ 07661
75 Livingston Ave, Suite 101, Roseland, NJ 07068
241 Main Street, Suite 101, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
432 Ridge Road, North Arlington, NJ 07031
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60 Washington Street, Suite 302, Morristown, NJ 07960
60 Washington St, Ste 107, Morristown, NJ 07960
2424 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
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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