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301 Route 17 N, Suite 211, Rutherford, NJ 07070
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216 Erneston Road, Parlin, NJ 08859
2424 Morris Avenue, Suite 202, Union, NJ 07083
871 Allwood Road, Suite 2A, Clifton, NJ 07012
411 Hackensack Avenue, 3rd Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
123 South Ave E, 2nd Floor, Westfield, NJ 07090
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648 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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615 Kearny Ave, Kearny, NJ 07032-2805
3 W Railroad Ave, Tenafly, NJ 07670
585 US-46, Fairfield, NJ 07004
551 Summit Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
100 S. Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
651 Old West Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 150, Livingston, NJ 07039
354 State Street, Suite 202, Hackensack, NJ 07601
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
42a N 20th St, Kenilworth, NJ 07033
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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