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155 Polifly Road, Suite 201, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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585 US-46, Fairfield, NJ 07004
1076 Highway 18, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
340 Mt. Kemble Ave, Suite 300, Morristown, NJ 07960
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
45 Essex, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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70 South Orange Avenue, Livingston, NJ 07039
405 Centre St, Nutley, NJ 07110
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Court Plaza South, East Wing, 21 Main Street, Suite 304, Hackensack, NJ 07601
176 U.S. 9 #303, Englishtown, NJ 07726
411 Hackensack Avenue, 3rd Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1771 Front Street, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
5158 Route 9 S, Howell, NJ 07731
23 Emmons St, Suite 203, Long Branch, NJ 07740
625 Broad St, Suite 240, Newark, NJ 07102
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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