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200 Passaic St, 3rd Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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200 Broadacres Dr Suite #325,, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
111 Grove, PO Box 273, Lodi, NJ 07644
169 Union Boulevard, Suite 2C, Totowa, NJ 07512
830 Morris Turnpike, Suite 304, Short Hills, NJ 07078
651 Old Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 270, Livingston, NJ 07039
721 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
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430 Mountain Ave, Suite 103, New Providence, NJ 07974
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Suite 4202, Holmdel, NJ 07733
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Route 202, PO Box 187, Montville, NJ 07045
171 Main Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 210, Warren, NJ 07059
175 Fairfield Avenue, PO Box 505, West Caldwell, NJ 07007
50 Nelson St., Dover, NJ 07801
186 N Ave E, Cranford, NJ 07016
255 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
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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