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301 Route 17 N, Suite 211, Rutherford, NJ 07070
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One Gateway Center, Newark, NJ 07102-5310
600 Campus Drive, Florham Park, NJ 07932
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 420, Warren, NJ 07059
155 North Dean Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
3 W Railroad Ave, Tenafly, NJ 07670
1 Meadowlands Plaza, Suite 200, East Rutherford, NJ 07073
331 Central Ave, Orange, NJ 07050
1555 Main Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
615 Kearny Ave, Kearny, NJ 07032-2805
1435 Morris Ave, Suite 2M, Union, NJ 07083
3 2nd Street, Suite 202, Jersey City, NJ 07302
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
450 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
67 Main Ave, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756
1 Main St, Suite 305, Eatontown, NJ 07724
42a N 20th St, Kenilworth, NJ 07033
1000 US-9, Suite 303, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
2006 NJ-71, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
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3121 Atlantic Avenue, Floor 1, Allenwood, NJ 08720
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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